"It's always the same here"

Posted Monday, October 28, 2013 by Marca.com

Sergio Ramos is adamant that referee Undiano Mallenco's performance didn't do Real Madrid any favours at Camp Nou. "It's a while since Barça has been up against the ropes and Real Madrid managed it. The penalty against Cristiano Ronaldo was very clear, a big effort was made and Barça was time-wasting at the end of the match. I'm sad but proud," he said.

From one Captain to another: Brazilian Marcelo - who was wearing the captain's armband before handing it over to Sergio Ramos and who came on and replaced him as a substitute - was perhaps the most critical of the referee. "We didn't play the perfect game, but we put up a fight and we did everything in our power to win. What wasn't in our power didn't go in our favour," he said in clear reference to Undiano Mallenco.

The Brazilian complained that this isn't the first time Real Madrid has suffered at the hands of the ref in the Camp Nou: "It always happens here, it's the same old story. The two penalties were clear. I'm not the only one who thinks so either, the whole world saw it. They should watch the game again on the telly. Then they'd see the penalties, the throw-ins, the fouls, the yellow cards. It's always the same here. I'm not trying to say we lost because of the ref, but the whole world saw what happened."