José Mourinho says he has not seen clear footage of the action involving Arda Güler that prompted a complaint from Sevilla manager Luis García Plaza after Real Madrid’s match against Sevilla. In a report published by Diario AS on 18 October, the 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.

The AS account does not detail the incident or establish whether it could lead to any disciplinary action. Mourinho’s response instead centred on the evidence available to him, and on his willingness to revisit the issue if clearer footage emerges.

Mourinho says requested footage has not clarified the action

Mourinho initially declined to respond to García Plaza’s comments at his press conference, then explained that 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.

That leaves a distinction between the complaint made by the Sevilla coach and what Mourinho says he has been able to verify himself. The primary account does not identify the alleged contact, give a match minute, or name the officials involved, so those details cannot be established from his 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. In this case, however, Mourinho’s comments concern images he says he has not personally been shown.

He sets a condition for responding further

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.

He was also asked about the Betis-Barcelona refereeing controversy, but the available account does not establish that he had made the comments on a Barcelona penalty decision suggested by the linked reference. They do not, by themselves, establish that a disciplinary review is under way or that any sanction will follow.

Saturday is the next stated point

The next defined step is Mourinho’s league press conference on Saturday: he said he would respond if a clear image reached him by then. Whether any further footage becomes available, and whether it prompts action beyond the post-match dispute, remains unresolved in the reported account.