Aguirre clarifies Mourinho’s comments and disputes Mbappé foul before Real Madrid goal
Valencia coach Javier Aguirre clarified that José Mourinho did not say Real Madrid’s players were “much” better, only that they were better, and said he did not take the remark personally. He spoke after Valencia’s three-nil defeat to Real Madrid.
Valencia coach Javier Aguirre clarified that José Mourinho did not say Real Madrid’s players were “much” better, but described them as better, and said he did not take the remark personally. He spoke after Valencia’s three-nil defeat to Real Madrid.
Aguirre disputed the foul awarded to Kylian Mbappé following his contact with Pablo Maffeo, an incident that came before Real Madrid’s opening goal. He said what he saw did not warrant a foul, citing the fourth official’s telling him that Mbappé was not in control of the ball. However, he stressed that he did not want to use the decision as an excuse for the defeat and acknowledged that Real Madrid had been the better team.
Federico Valverde scored in the 28th minute, Arda Güler added the second in the 36th, and Mbappé completed the three-goal haul in the 75th. The report said tensions spilled over into the tunnel during the break, where the referee’s report recorded Valencia sporting director Braulio Vázquez protesting to the assistant referee. Aguirre, meanwhile, said he had not seen the confrontation and had spoken to Vázquez about his objection to the decision.
According to the source, the win took Real Madrid to 30 points, level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga, with a superior goal difference and a game in hand for Barcelona. Valencia remained in the second-to-last place with 9 points.