In his first derby, in this second return to Madrid, Jose Mourinho came away "empty-handed", with Atletico triumphing with a score of 2-1. "The Special One" became the absolute protagonist in the press conference, surprising the journalists present as he appeared with two A4 sheets, making live moviola. In Mourinho's eyes, this derby decided by not giving two red cards, for two tackles on Bellingham and Valverde:

"We could even save this press conference, because the keys to this derby are here. There are two red cards. It was all very strange. The referee of this meeting was known a week ago, normally it should be made public only 24 hours before. The referee did not have the right experience to direct this derby. I thought I would find a different situation in this return to Spain, but no. However, if they leave us alone, if they give us the opportunity to fight with the same weapons, we will fight for the title because the road is still long" , Mourinho said at the press conference.

Real Madrid were also in line with the coach, with the latter not allowing any of their players to speak to the media, in order to avoid statements that could lead to their or the club's punishment. Diego Simeone's reaction was also immediate, with the Atletico Madrid coach responding to Mourinho:

"We respect everyone's opinions, but we have to be careful in what we say, whoever it is, Simeone, Mourinho or Flick, no one should cross the limits ," Simone emphasized, among other things, at the press conference.