Alvaro Morata loses his cool as referee Javier Alberola appears to clip him around the back of the head during Atletico Madrid's win over Eibar Alvaro Morata lost his temper with referee Javier Alberola during Eibar clash The match official appeared to give him a clip around the back of the head Morata reacted angrily to the incident which happened with five minutes to go He had not cooled down at full time and was prevented from pursuing the officialBy Pete Jenson for MailOnline Published: 01:09 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 21 April 2019 Viewcomments Atletico Madrid forward Alvaro Morata lost his temper with referee Javier Alberola in Saturday's 1-0 win over Eibar when the match official appeared to give him a friendly clip around the back of the head. 'He felt a clip around the back of the neck and he got annoyed. He's only human,' said Koke. 'I have never seen a referee do that I don't know what will happen.' Alvaro Morata lost his temper during Atletico Madrid's 1-0 win over Eibar on Saturday Referee Javier Alberola appeared to clip Morata around the back of his neck during the match Morata was not happy with the incident which took place with five minutes remaining Morata had not calmed down by full time and had to be prevented from pursuing the referee Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone added: 'He was annoyed by it. It reminded me of when I did it to the fourth official and they banned me for four games.' The incident happened with around five minutes remaining and Morata had not calmed down on the final whistle. He needed to be prevented from pursuing the referee at the end of the game. Asked if the referee should be disciplined, Koke added: 'If he made a mistake it will have to be studied. I don't know if he should be sanctioned that is for others to decide. It will have to be looked it.' Morata was furious about the contact and let the referee know about his displeasure The forward was supported by team-mate Koke and coach Diego Simeone after the match Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility