Atletico Madrid is said to have been the happier of the two teams after Saturday's Madrid Derby, who ended 1-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu. However, there will still have been a sense of disappointment in front of Diego Simeone, who missed their chance to jump Real Madrid to go back to the top of La Liga.
Julian Alvarez had given Atleti the lead from the penalty spot, but that was canceled a few minutes in the second half by Kylian Mbappe. However, the visitors felt hard done even before both goals entered.
Halfway through the first half, Dani Ceballos was booked for a strong challenge on Pablo Barrios. The decision was not assessed by VAR, some of which believed it was the wrong call to make. And at Atleti they also have the decision of referee Cesar Soto Grado and the officials in the VAR Room, according to Diario ALS.
Atleti -head coach Diego Simeone did not call Soto Grado or Var about the incident because he stated that both had “a correct game”. However, there are officials within Los Colchoneros who are confused by the decision.
The report notes that Atleti support the referees behind closed doors, but that does not align from their astonishment in the incident with Ceballos and Barrios. In particular, they are also confused in the reaction of Real Madrid, who ignored the case, despite complaining furiously in a similar incident last weekend with Kylian Mbappe and Espanyol defender Carlos Romero.
It will be interesting to see if there is further discussion about the possible red card to Ceballos. Atleti is of the opinion that Real Madrid got away with the time, although they do not complain too much because they are happy with the point they have received in the Bernabeu.
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