Earlier today, Real Madrid succumbed to the second defeat of their season as they slipped up against Atletico Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

The two teams tussled hard in the opening half and ended it goalless, but the game followed a completely different trajectory after the break.

Los Blancos were reduced to ten men after Dean Huijsen’s last-man foul, and Atletico Madrid capitalised on the same to push to a 2-0 lead.

The game eventually ended in a defeat, and one with a bitter aftertaste given the multiple refereeing decisions which went against them.

After the defeat to Atletico Madrid earlier today, Real Madrid officially took to their social media to release a statement on the refereeing and the double standards.

Real Madrid released an official statement against the refereeing. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

“Real Madrid lost the derby at the Metropolitano in a match marked by Ortiz Arias’ very terrible refereeing,” the statement began.

Elaborating on the decisions of the referee that went against the team, Real Madrid called out the decisions not to send off Cristian Romero or Kang In Lee.