Atletico Madrid posted an image of a printer churning out the photographs Mourinho had brought to his press conference, captioned "Stop the referee harassment now," in reply to the Portuguese coach's complaints after Sunday's 2-1 derby defeat.
Mourinho had said in the same press room at the Metropolitano: "If they leave us in peace, calm, and let us compete on equal terms, there's a long way to go. I don't want to go far and say this is something prepared. I don't want to think about this."
Atlético believe the complaints are disproportionate given what actually happened in the match, and that Real Madrid are not best placed to raise the subject of refereeing decisions, pointing to several incidents in previous derbies that they feel went against them instead.
The club let 24 hours pass before responding, wanting to enjoy the win first, but decided Mourinho's questioning of the referee's honesty could not go unanswered. After the initial post, Atlético followed up with a second message, an image reading "Machinery mode: on" alongside the line: "This year they have a new challenge. Three weeks without the league. This season they're starting very early."
Diego Simeone had already addressed Mourinho's comments in his own press conference, without naming him directly, saying everyone in a position like theirs is heavily exposed and needs to be careful about what they say and to respect one another.
Atlético had gone 2-1 up through Alejandro Grimaldo's penalty and a Jonathan David goal after Dean Huijsen was sent off, before Antonio Rüdiger pulled one back late on.
Mourinho used his press conference to list several refereeing decisions from earlier in the season that he felt had favoured Atlético and Barcelona, going well beyond the derby itself.
Atletico Madrid posted an image of a printer churning out the photographs Mourinho had brought to his press conference, captioned "Stop the referee harassment now," in reply to the Portuguese coach's complaints after Sunday's 2-1 derby defeat.
Mourinho had said in the same press room at the Metropolitano: "If they leave us in peace, calm, and let us compete on equal terms, there's a long way to go. I don't want to go far and say this is something prepared. I don't want to think about this."
Atlético believe the complaints are disproportionate given what actually happened in the match, and that Real Madrid are not best placed to raise the subject of refereeing decisions, pointing to several incidents in previous derbies that they feel went against them instead.
The club let 24 hours pass before responding, wanting to enjoy the win first, but decided Mourinho's questioning of the referee's honesty could not go unanswered. After the initial post, Atlético followed up with a second message, an image reading "Machinery mode: on" alongside the line: "This year they have a new challenge. Three weeks without the league. This season they're starting very early."
Diego Simeone had already addressed Mourinho's comments in his own press conference, without naming him directly, saying everyone in a position like theirs is heavily exposed and needs to be careful about what they say and to respect one another.
Atlético had gone 2-1 up through Alejandro Grimaldo's penalty and a Jonathan David goal after Dean Huijsen was sent off, before Antonio Rüdiger pulled one back late on.
Mourinho used his press conference to list several refereeing decisions from earlier in the season that he felt had favoured Atlético and Barcelona, going well beyond the derby itself.