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Real Madrid were totally caught off guard, as Barcelona walked away of the Santiago Bernabeu with a vital victory and will be heading towards the second leg of this season’s Champions League semi-final with two goals of advantage, both the courtesy of the amazing forward Lionel Messi.

However, the thing that angered Mourinho and the rest of the crew was thus the decision of the referee Wolfgang Stark to send off their star defender Pepe. Accordingly, Jose Mourinho stated with rage: “Why does this happen? Barcelona are a fantastic team. I don’t understand why Pepe was sent off. It paved the way for Barcelona to finish the tie.

“I said nothing to the referee. I just laughed and applauded his decision without saying anything. I’d rather say no more because if I tell him and UEFA what I really think my career would end here and now.”

Maybe we should remind you that the same Mourinho, “The Special One” soon after saw red too and was sent off to the stands for making ill comments and protesting towards the referee, which in my opinion killed the game for Madrid.

Midfielder Xabi Alonso is bitter too and agrees with Mourinho by saying: “The send-off changed the game. We feel frustrated for an unfair red card because it was obvious on the pitch that Pepe’s tackle did not deserve to be punished that way.”

However, they tend to look on the bride side of it all, they still need to play the decisive second-leg at the Camp Nou, though it might be mission impossible, they are willing to give 110% to reach the finals at Wembley.

Xabi Alonso added: “The squad is hurt, but we will start to prepare for the return leg in a few hours and we will do so as seriously as we worked on tonight’s game.”

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