Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos
slammed referee Alberto Undiano after their side's 4-3 loss to Barcelona on
Sunday.
Both hinted Undiano wanted Barca back in the La Liga
title race by giving Gerardo Martino's men favourable decisions during El
Clasico.
Lionel Messi's hat-trick led his side to the much-needed
win in a match that included three penalties– two to Barca and one to Real –
and a red card to Ramos.
Ronaldo believes Real are consistently mistreated by
referees in El Clasico encounters, with the win moving Barca within a point of
Atletico and Real (70 points each).
"We played against 12. It's always the same. They
don't allow us. Maybe they wanted Barca back in the league," Ronaldo told
reporters.
"I don't want to leave this inside of me and I'm not
looking for excuses but the ref is not at the required level for a game like
this.
"If Barca lost today they would have been out. After
five years here (in Spain), I understand how things work.
"I have never seen Real Madrid favoured by the
referees. I'm sure that no matter about all this, we will win the league."
Ronaldo was awarded the most controversial of the three
penalties on 55 minutes, when he was clipped outside the area but fell inside
to earn a spot-kick.
The 29-year-old converted to put Real 3-2 ahead but the
game turned in the 63rd minute as Ramos was sent off after making contact with
Neymar, as the Brazilian looked to put away a one-on-one chance.
Ramos felt the result was 'pre-meditated' and believes
Neymar went down without contact, despite replays showing the defender's left
leg catching the attacker.
"It's always the same. I didn't touch Neymar but
there's no point talking about it, it changes nothing," he said.
"Everyone can see what happened. We could have got
something from the game but got nothing.
"There are some things you can't fight against. This
was pre-meditated.
"I stopped because I preferred 3-3 rather than a
penalty and a sending off."
Culled from Soccerway
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