Thibaut Courtois expressed his frustration with Atletico Madrid's complaints regarding refereeing decisions following Real Madrid's penalty shootout victory. After a 2-2 aggregate match, Real Madrid triumphed 4-2 on penalties at the Metropolitano Stadium. Courtois defended the officials, stating that they made clear choices with technology's help and urged Atletico to stop playing the victim. He criticized their strategy after conceding early, while also noting luck's role in the shootout, reflecting on the randomness often involved in such high-pressure scenarios.
I'm always fed up with that victimhood, always crying over things like that. Referees don't want to benefit a team, neither in Spain nor in Europe, they saw it clearly and they called it that way. They're human, and with technology, they saw it clearly.
If you're winning 1-0 in the first minute and don't go for the second, that's the fault of their game. In the end, it was a lottery. I felt like it was a double, and I told the referee. It's not easy to see, and it's bad luck for them.
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