Mourinho awaits clear footage of Arda Güler after Sevilla complaint

Mourinho says no clear image has reached him

José Mourinho has said he has not been shown clear footage of the action involving Arda Güler that prompted a complaint from Sevilla manager Luis García Plaza following Real Madrid's 4-1 victory over Sevilla.

Speaking in a report published by Diario AS on 18 October, the Real Madrid coach said he had asked for television images and footage from his analysts' tactical camera but had not seen an image showing what was being alleged.

Mourinho initially declined to respond to García Plaza's comments at his press conference before explaining he was not trying to avoid the subject. He said nobody had managed to show him what had allegedly happened, despite his requests for images from television and his own analysts — leaving a clear distinction between the complaint made by the Sevilla coach and what Mourinho says he has been able to verify himself.

What the complaint concerned

Earlier same-day reporting from 19 October established the context of the dispute: after the 4-1 win, Sevilla boss Luis García Plaza was furious that Güler was not sent off for an apparent elbow on Peque Fernández. Mourinho, for his part, was bemused by the reaction.

The primary account does not detail the incident, establish a match minute, or name the officials involved, so those specifics cannot be confirmed from Mourinho's remarks alone. Questions over the footage available to match officials have featured in other Spanish refereeing disputes, including discussion of how VAR audio and review evidence shape scrutiny of decisions.

Saturday deadline set

Mourinho said he would address the matter if someone provided a clear, objective image before the next league press conference, scheduled for Saturday. He also said he would have no problem acknowledging a decision that had favoured Real Madrid if he believed that had happened, while adding that he expected the opposite to occur more often.

The available account does not establish that a disciplinary review is under way or that any sanction will follow. Whether any further footage becomes available, and whether it prompts action beyond the post-match dispute, remains unresolved ahead of the weekend.