Aitor Karanka
On Monday assistant coach Aitor Karanka talked to the press at Camp Nou and the former player expressed his disappointment with UEFA for failing to admit Real Madrid's charges against Barcelona.
"Tomorrow's match has been pushed to the background due to today's UEFA resolution. UEFA promotes respect and fair play everywhere, but everyone saw what happened at the Bernabeu on Wednesday and no one has done anything about it. Football has a certain set of values and tomorrow's match is less important. What matters today is that UEFA have allowed actions described in the rules and regulations to go unpunished, but this wasn't the case for Real Madrid two months ago for something that cannot be found in rules and regulations."
"Once again, we see different yardsticks are used here. A few months ago, Mourinho and some of our players were suspended for something that cannot be found in the rules and regulations. But something that can indeed be found in them, and that everyone saw happened (not just Real Madrid), went unpunished today. These are objective matters that can easily be verified."
"There will be players on the pitch tomorrow who everyone saw did not uphold respect and fair play on Wednesday. They even made racist insults covering their mouths so that no one could read their lips. Two of our players did nothing of the sort and will not be at the stadium tomorrow."
"We are Real Madrid. We wear a crest and represent an institution that has never failed to face up to challenges in its 109-year old history. The only thing that matters to us now is reaching the Wembley final. Our coach feels bad for not being able to be with the team tomorrow. It would be important for us to be able to dedicate a victory to him."
On Monday UEFA rejected both the protests lodged by Real Madrid and the complaint made by Barcelona following the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg last week at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
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