• Champions League

Barcelona report Mourinho to UEFA

ESPN staff
April 28, 2011
Relations between Barcelona and Jose Mourinho have soured © Getty Images
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Barcelona have confirmed they have reported Jose Mourinho to UEFA following his post-match comments regarding Wednesday's Champions League encounter.

Mourinho reacted angrily to Barcelona's 2-0 semi-final first leg victory over Real Madrid, which saw Pepe sent off and Mourinho sent to the stands. The Portuguese vented his frustration in the post-match press conference, creating a conspiracy theory surrounding Barca's relationship with UNICEF.

''I would be ashamed if I was Barca how they won Champions League in 2009,'' he said. ''It was the scandal of Stamford Bridge. This is the scandal of the Bernabeu. I don't know if it's because of Villar, the UNICEF publicity or what, but I don't understand why this keeps happening. No one has any chance against Barca. Where does all this power come from? To win like this is very nasty."

Barcelona held an extraordinary board meeting to decide what action to take on Thursday, and club secretary Antoni Freixa Martin confirmed the club have reported Mourinho to UEFA.

"Yesterday Mr Mourinho went over all the limits. We trust in UEFA measures," said Martin. "The president decided to convene a special meeting and we will report the coach of Real Madrid to the Control and Disciplinary Committee of UEFA for his statements. They constitute a fraction of Article 5. Barcelona feels hurt.

"We cling to point B and D of the article because we feel the club's reputation has been damaged. We have reacted because there has been an offence against the club, players, staff and fans."

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