In recent weeks, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid have been involved in a constant feud on their social media regarding refereeing in Spain. However, this controversy has also spread to Europe, where Atlético de Madrid was heavily penalized due to the controversial penalty ruled out for Julián Álvarez.

Simeone jokes about the penalty ruled out for Julián Álvarez

At Atlético de Madrid, they are obviously very upset with the decision made by Szymon Marciniak. Especially because, after being confronted by several Real Madrid players, the Polish referee received an order from VAR stating that Julián Álvarez had touched the ball twice in his kick... and decided to cancel the penalty without even reviewing it himself.

Many hours after the incident, with the tension considerably relaxed, there is still no image that clearly reflects the decision made. "Let the person raise their hand who sees that Julián touched the ball twice! Let them raise their hand! No one raises their hand!" said Diego Pablo Simeone in a press conference after the match, showing his anger.

Courtois' response to Simeone

His words quickly went viral, and in the mixed zone, they quickly reached the ears of Thibaut Courtois, who didn't hesitate to respond to his former coach. "I'm always tired of that victimhood, always crying about things like this. Referees don't want to favor one team over another, neither in Spain nor in Europe, they saw it clearly and they called it that way."

For Atlético de Madrid fans, Courtois's signing with Real Madrid was seen as a betrayal, and every time he has visited the Metropolitano, they have made sure he knows it. However, the Belgian goalkeeper never shies away from confrontation, and this time was no different. In Atlético de Madrid, it still stings that Courtois chose “the good side of history.”