'Just hand Barca the trophy next season', snipes Ronaldo after Real Madrid's controversial semi-final loss

Denied: Gonzalo Higuain (left) finds the net for Real Madrid but his strike was ruled out

He added: 'We knew we could beat Barca, but the referee didn't let us. Once again it was the referee that didn't allow us to dictate the outcome.

'The referee in the first match (Wolfgang Stark) took away our chances of playing the final. Whoever knows anything about football knows that Barcelona get preferential treatment.  

'Higuain's goal was good. (Gerard) Pique pushed me and I landed on Mascherano. He didn't used to fall to the ground in England, but he's picked up the bad habit of doing it here like everyone else.'   

Ronaldo pointed to the domestic Cup win, the second of four 'Clasicos' between the clubs in three competitions in 18 days, as evidence that Real were capable of beating Barca when the officials were neutral.  

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