Barcelona consider Mourinho complaint
Reuters - Thursday 28 April 2011, 10:08
MADRID - Barcelona are considering
making a complaint to UEFA over Real Madrid coach Jose
Mourinho's comments about Pep Guardiola and the match referee
from Wednesday's Champions League semi-final at the Bernabeu.
Lionel Messi scored twice after Real had midfielder Pepe
sent off in the 62nd minute, giving the Catalans a 2-0 first-leg
lead ahead of next Tuesday's return at the Nou Camp.
Mourinho was sent to the stands for protesting the red card
decision.
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"In the post-match press conference, Jose Mourinho severely
criticised the referee, Wolfgang Stark, and insinuated that UEFA
treated Barca favourably," Barca said in a statement on their
website.
"The club's legal department are now studying whether to
take his remarks to the UEFA disciplinary Commission.
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"The Real Madrid manager said: 'Josep Guardiola is a
fantastic football coach, but he has won one Champions League
which would embarrass me after the scandalous goings on at
Stamford Bridge (in 2009), and this year if he wins it again it
will be after the scandalous goings on at the Bernabeu'.
"Mourinho also claimed: 'I don't know if it's the UNICEF
publicity or the friendship of Villar at UEFA, where he is vice
president, I don't know if it's because they are so nice, but
they have got great power. The rest of us have no chance'."
Barca backed the re-election of Angel Maria Villar to the
presidency of the Spanish soccer federation, while Real backed a
rival candidate.
UEFA said it was waiting for reports from the referee and
match delegate before announcing whether any disciplinary cases
would be opened.
UEFA added that its regulations clearly stated that any
player or official shown a red card in the technical area or
pitch would be automatically suspended from the next European
match.