Atletico Madrid won the first capital derby of the season in the Spanish LaLiga with a 2-1 win against 10-man Real Madrid as a frustrated Jose Mourinho took screenshots into his post-game press conference.
Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David scored second-half goals for Atletico, who moved up to second place behind defending champions Barcelona.
Atletico scored twice in the second half to beat their city rival who played a man down nearly the entire second half at the Metropolitano stadium after Dean Huijsen was sent off in the 52nd for a foul that prompted the penalty kick converted by Grimaldo.
David added to the lead in the 59th, before Antonio Rudiger pulled one back for Real in the 89th.
Madrid wanted a red card for Atletico’s Cristian Romero in the first half after he stepped on Jude Bellingham’s leg.
The incident was reviewed by VAR but Romero was only shown a yellow card. Madrid also wanted a red card for Kang Lee-in for a hard foul on Federico Valverde.
Mourinho – armed with a sheet of paper showing red card incidents – lashed out at the refereeing after the match, saying there were “two clear red cards” for Atletico’s players.
“The first half was tough,” Mourinho said. “It should have been nine (players) against 11, but in the second half it ended being 10 against 11 for them.”
The result moved Atletico within five points of Barcelona, who won 3-1 at Sevilla on Saturday while Real Madrid dropped to third, six points behind Barcelona, who have won seven in a row to start the season.
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