Why Real Madrid Lost to Atlético Madrid: Postgame Reaction

The Real Deal: A Real Madrid Podcast

Real Madrid lose 2-1 to Atlético Madrid in the derby, and Jarod Hector (@jshector), Loconte (@Loconteee) and Siddharth Ramsundar (@TacticalFouling) break down why it happened and how much the referees played a role. Madrid created almost nothing, struggled to control the ball and were repeatedly exposed when Atlético played through them. We get into Mourinho’s approach, Vinícius Jr. and Kylian Mbappé’s defensive responsibilities, Arda Güler being crowded out on the right, Jude Bellingham’s performance and Dean Huijsen’s costly red card. Then there’s the bigger question coming out of the derby: does Mourinho finally have to change his preferred XI? Yan Diomande made another case for more minutes, Vinícius struggled to influence the game, and Madrid now enter the international break six points behind Barcelona with serious questions about how this team should play going forward. A full postgame breakdown of Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Atlético beat Madrid again 03:56 Did Madrid’s summer signings actually fix anything? 05:32 Refereeing, Atlético fouls and the derby mentality 09:01 Madrid played with no aggression 09:39 Vinícius and Mbappé’s defensive problem 13:26 Why Mbappé moved toward Vinícius’ side 17:04 Atlético take control in the second half 19:33 Huijsen’s red card and Madrid’s defensive collapse 23:18 Was this worse than last season’s 5-2? 26:17 Mourinho’s transition-first football gets exposed 29:18 Mourinho blames the refereeing after the loss 33:32 Did Mourinho handle ten men correctly? 38:59 Cucurella vs Carreras and Madrid’s fullback problem 43:03 Yan Diomande makes his case to start 45:24 Is Mourinho finally going to bench Vinícius? 49:15 Could Mourinho actually be sacked midseason? 54:55 The Vinícius problem may be bigger than Madrid admits 57:57 Closing thoughts + what’s coming during the break Hosts: Jarod Hector (@jshector), Loconte (@Loconteee) and Siddharth Ramsundar (@TacticalFouling)