🚨 Atlético Madrid are not happy with Munuera Montero’s refereeing at the Bernabéu last night and also don't understand how Real Madrid are complaining about Valverde’s red card.
The reality is that the team left dissatisfied with the referee… though they say they expected it.
The reasons they point to are that this referee had previously been falsely linked to Atlético (as was later proven), and that he had some past tensions with Real Madrid, who had criticized his refereeing on several occasions.
According to Atlético, this context led to what eventually happened: a performance that caught their attention due to several potentially decisive moments.
The clearest incident was the penalty that wasn't given for Carvajal's challenge on Llorente (while Hancko’s challenge on Brahim was).
Another thing that stood out to the Atlético camp was that Carvajal avoided a booking. He also made another strong challenge on Giuliano that did not result in a yellow card.
One of the most surprising aspects was that only two fouls were called in the entire match. The first of those did not come until the 62nd minute, something hard to understand in a game played at high intensity by both teams. In contrast, Atlético were whistled for 15 fouls.
Given the referee’s appointment and past context, there was already concern at the Metropolitano, and in the end, they feel those fears were justified.
@marca