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  "id": 8740202,
  "title": "La Liga: Mourinho blames ref committee for Real Madrid derby defeat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/la-liga-mourinho-blames-ref-committee-for-real-madrid-derby-defeat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T18:10:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/la-liga-mourinho-blames-ref-committee-for-real-madrid-derby-defeat/"
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  "summary": "Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in a La Liga derby. Jose Mourinho's team was reduced to 10 men early in the second half when Dean Huijsen was sent off. Atletico Madrid's Alejandro Grimaldo scored from the resulting penalty, and Jonathan David added a second goal in the 59th minute. Antonio Rudiger scored a late consolation goal for Real Madrid.\n\nAccording to Yahoo Sports, Real Madrid criticised the refereeing performance, describing it as \"dreadful\". The club's official match report complained that the referee, Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias, and VAR official Trujillo Suárez, spared Atletico Madrid several red cards during the first half. Mourinho also expressed frustration with the refereeing, stating that two challenges by Atletico Madrid players should have been red cards.\n\nAtletico Madrid's win moved them to second place in La Liga, five points behind leaders Barcelona and one point ahead of Real Madrid. The win also moved Atletico Madrid six points ahead of Real Madrid, who are now third in the table with 15 points after seven rounds of fixtures.",
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Atlético - Real Madrid live | Güler returns to the starting lineup for Diomande",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/atletico-real-madrid-en-directo-vuelve-guler-al-once-titular-por",
        "published": "2026-09-20T13:44:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "La Liga: Mourinho blames ref committee for Real Madrid derby defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/la-liga-mourinho-blames-ref-committee-for-real-madrid-derby-defeat-8742492",
        "published": "2026-09-20T18:36:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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