Real Madrid have strongly criticised the refereeing following their 2\u20131 defeat to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid in the Madrid derby at the Metropolitano.<\/strong><\/p>\n In their official match report, the club described the officiating by Miguel \u00c1ngel Ortiz Arias as a \u201cdreadful refereeing performance\u201d, arguing that his decisions played a decisive role in the outcome. Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n The club believes Cristian \u201cCuti\u201d Romero should have been sent off for stepping on Jude Bellingham\u2019s knee, particularly because Ortiz Arias reviewed the incident on the pitchside monitor but ultimately showed only a yellow card.<\/p>\n The statement read thus,<\/p>\n “Real Madrid lose the derby at the Metropolitano in a match marked by Ortiz Arias\u2019 very terrible referring,, He failed to send off Cuti Romero in the first half for stepping on Bellingham\u2019s knee (despite going to the monitor to review the incident), nor did he send off Kang-In Lee for stepping on Valverde\u2019s left ankle. Both decisions had an impact on the match, which was ultimately decided in Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s favor in the second half.”<\/p>\n Real Madrid also complained about a challenge by Kang-in Lee on Federico Valverde, claiming the Atl\u00e9tico player The defeat leaves Real Madrid six points behind Barcelona, while Atl\u00e9tico moved above their city rivals in the table<\/p>\n Read the\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Latest Sports News Today\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>and <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Get Fresh updates as they drop via\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>X<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\nReal Madrid specifically highlighted two first-half incidents.<\/h3>\n
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