Barcelona, May 4: In a further extension of the bad blood between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo has come forward to say allege that UEFA is protecting Barcelona. Both the La Liga sides have been involved in a bitter feud during the course of the Champions League's two-legged semi-final match.

Barcelona tied 1-1 with Real Madrid in the second of the two-leg semi-final on May 3 and moved into the finals of the UEFA Champions League, courtesy their win 2-0 win in the first encounter.

Ronaldo said, "Barcelona is very well protected...we knew something would happen...(Higuain's) goal was legal. Pique pushed me and I fell on top of Mascherano, who never went to the ground in England, but here he's learned that trade like the rest of them."

His comments are second from the Real Madrid club as earlier their coach Jose Mourinho, who is serving a ban sentence.

During the course of the match on May 3, referee Frank de Bleeckere waived off a goal scored by Real Madrid's Gonzalo. Soon after Pedro Rodriguez scored Barcelona's lone goal of the match.

Ronaldo went on to say, "We knew if we scored a goal they would do everything possible so we wouldn't get through. This isn't good for football. If things don't improve we should just stay home and let Barcelona play by themselves...Next year they should just give the cup directly to Barcelona."

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