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Diego Simeone Refuses to Blame VAR After Big Decisions Go Against Atletico Madrid in Derby Defeat

Diego Simeone insisted that VAR was not to blame for his side's defeat to Real Madrid after Atletico fell to a second consecutive league defeat at home on Saturday.

An Antoine Griezmann strike at the Wanda Metropolitano was not enough for the home side, as goals from Casemiro, Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale guided Los Blancos to a 1-3 victory in the Madrid derby, though Atletico were unfortunate to see further efforts chalked off by the officials.

Former Madrid forward Alvaro Morata appeared to have drawn Los Rojiblancos level for a second time in the game, before the Spaniard was judged to have been offside, whilst VAR was also at play in awarding Madrid a penalty.