Real Madrid blast referee after derby defeat at Atletico

A red card, a penalty and a furious statement — Madrid's night at the Metropolitano ended in anger.

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What happened. Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a feisty derby, with Alejandro Grimaldo scoring a second-half penalty after Dean Huijsen was sent off and Jonathan David adding a second before Antonio Rüdiger pulled one back. Hours later Real Madrid released a statement calling the officiating of referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias "catastrophic".

• Real claim Ortiz Arias failed to send off Cuti Romero for stepping on Bellingham's knee
• Madrid also say Kang-In Lee escaped punishment for stepping on Valverde's ankle
• The defeat dropped Real Madrid to fourth in the La Liga table

“Real Madrid lost at the Metropolitano in a derby marked by the poor officiating of Ortiz Arias”

— Real Madrid statement

Real Madrid's public attack on the referee raises pressure on La Liga officiating as they sit fourth in the table.

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