Torres did depart prematurely but in contentious circumstances.
For both, the reticence seemed a tacit acknowledgment of the bizarre and contentious circumstances that led to Real Madrid's victory.
Rolando Maran's side had lost just twice all season at home – against Juventus and Milan – and the former result arrived in highly contentious circumstances.
The rally, one of the largest protests in recent months, was timed to coincide with the anniversary of a riot in Bolotnaya Square last year that was followed by mass arrests and prosecutions under contentious circumstances.
Sallie Chapman and Yelena Denyakina embraced, cried and laughed as they remembered their eldest sons, William and Kirill, who were shot dead in contentious circumstances by Stephen Rankin in the city of Portsmouth.
For him, of course, another Wembley defeat in contentious circumstances was the worst possible follow-up to the 7-1 loss and the wave of truth-telling around the club.
And the seething response to the death in jail of Sandra Bland in Waller County, Texas, last month laid bare the extent to which little alleged by police in contentious circumstances is believed or taken in good faith by thousands of young people around the US.
The move by the Pentagon, which was first reported yesterday by National Public Radio, took place under contentious circumstances whose details are a matter of dispute between the panel, called Jason, and the Defense Department agency that dropped Jason's contract, worth more than $2 million.
The lead only lasted 10 minutes before Bolton were level in the most contentious circumstances.
The deadlock was broken in contentious circumstances six minutes before half-time.
Police across the country have faced criticism following the deaths of a series of black men in contentious circumstances.
