Mourinho Reacts After Real Madrid Falls Six Points Behind Barcelona
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Real Madrid lost the derby against Atlético Madrid.
Now Real Madrid is six points behind Barcelona.
José Mourinho is a football coach. He talked about this big gap.
He said, "You cannot do anything but laugh."
Mourinho said the referee was not fair to Real Madrid.
He said Real Madrid was treated badly during the match.
Later, a group of referee bosses looked at the match again.
This group is called a committee.
The committee agreed with Mourinho's words.
They agreed even though his words were very strong.
Atlético Madrid won the important derby game.
A derby is a match between two teams from the same city.
This loss put Real Madrid further behind Barcelona in the league.
Vocabulary6 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- gap
- the space or difference between two things
- referee
- a person who controls a sports game and makes decisions
- committee
- a group of people who make decisions together
- derby
- a match between two teams from the same city
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other in a competition
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1. Six 2. Atlético Madrid 3. They agreed with him
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Real Madrid lost the _____ against Atlético Madrid.
Now Real Madrid is _____ points behind Barcelona.
José Mourinho is a football _____. He talked about this big gap.
He said, "You cannot do anything but _____."
Mourinho said the _____ was not fair to Real Madrid.
Later, a group of referee bosses looked at the match again. This group is called a _____.
The committee _____ with Mourinho's words.
Atlético Madrid won the important derby game. A derby is a match between two teams from the same _____.
This loss put Real Madrid further behind Barcelona in the _____.
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