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Real Madrid Jose Mourinho is set to contest a five match ban imposed by UEFA after his outburst against Barcelona claiming that UEFA supports Barcelona.
An official statement released by Uefa reads:
“Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who was dismissed from the bench in the first leg and made an inappropriate statement at the post-match interview, has been suspended for the next five UEFA club competition matches for which he would otherwise be eligible. The suspension includes the one-match ban for the match following the coach’s dismissal, which was served for the return leg in Barcelona on Tuesday. The fifth match is suspended for a probationary period of three years. Mourinho has also been fined €50,000.”
Confirming their position in regards the ban, the Spanish club’s official statement reads:
“Real Madrid CF believes this resolution still suffers from the same defects found at the start of the disciplinary case, which made it impossible for our coach to use his right to defend himself, since the exact statements for which the disciplinary case was opened are still unknown.
“Real Madrid CF will appeal this decision before the UEFA Appeals Body.”
Meanwhile Real Madrid assistant coach Karanka said that Jose Mourinho is no longer interested in attending press conferences.
“He has not received it well. They [Uefa] never explained why. The club has released a statement saying it will appeal,” Karanka is quoted as saying by Marca.com.
“Mourinho will defend himself until this comes to the end. Mou will not talk now because he will go through justice. He’s been through everything. But, for now we have to focus on the league and we want to concentrate on that.
“The idea is until they [Uefa] specify a reason then he [Mourinho] will not speak at the press conferences. Uefa have not communicated the reason why the coach has been suspended.”
Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane has refuted reports claiming that he has any problem with coach Jose Mourinho’s approach toward matches.
Zidane dismissed any such problems between him and Mourinho. Speak to Real Madrid’s official website: “My relationship with him and his staff is very good.
“I follow their work and collaborate with them in everything related to the first team. I have total respect for Jose Mourinho’s work on the Real Madrid bench. I only share comments or ideas on the first team with him.”
