Courtois hit out at Atlético complaints over their penalty shootout defeat in the UCL, accusing the club of "always crying about things like this."

Federico Valverde has been critical of Real Madrid's performance, despite qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid had a 2-1 lead from the first leg when the match got underway at the Wanda Metropolitano,

Real Madrid overcame a missed Vinicius Junior penalty in regulation to advance to the quarterfinal round, where they will play Arsenal.