Atletico respond to Real Madrid's criticism: Some are used to always having the wind in their favour

Posted Tuesday, March 09, 2021 by Marca.com

There has been a huge debate over Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez's decision not to award Real Madrid a penalty in Sunday's Madrid derby for a potential handball and Atletico Madrid have officially joined the discussion.

Emilio Butragueno, Real Madrid's director of institutional relations, criticised the referee's decision to stick with his original call even after looking at the VAR monitor, and several other prominent Real Madrid fans have hit out at the official as well.

Yet, Atletico Madrid - like refereeing expert Juan Andujar Oliver - believe that the decision was the correct one. They think it was an involuntary handball by Felipe and now they've hit back.

"They even criticise the correct calls..." a tweet posted on Monday afternoon started.

"Some are used to always having the wind in their favor."

There is frustration over this in the Atletico Madrid dressing room too, with the players feeling the same way.

During the match, Luis Suarez even argued with Lucas Vazquez and referred to some of the refereeing calls that Real Madrid received towards the end of last season, during their post-lockdown winning run.