European football's governing body dismisses Spanish capital club's claims that their opponents displayed unsporting behaviour in ill tempered Champions League semi-final

Uefa has rejected Real Madrid 's complaint against Barcelona for unsporting behaviour following last week's Champions League semi-final, first-leg which was marred in controversy.The Whites reported Barcelona players Dani Alves, Sergio Busquets, Pedro, Jose Pinto, Seydou Keita and Victor Valdes for unsporting behaviour following their 2-0 loss at the Bernabeu.They said Barca players repeatedly showed unsporting behaviour that led to the referee making mistakes, including Pepe's sending off.Uefa, however, did not agree. European football's governing body released a statement which read: "Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body, as a judge sitting alone, has rejected both the protests lodged by Real Madrid CF and the complaint made by FC Barcelona following the Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg match between the two clubs last Wednesday.

"The protests lodged by Real Madrid CF, against the behaviour of the FC Barcelona players during the match and against the red card shown to Kepler De Lima Ferreira (Pepe), are rejected. In the case of the behaviour of the FC Barcelona players, it was deemed that there was no common strategy to provoke the Real Madrid CF player, while in the case of Pepe, the referee's factual decision is upheld. As a result, the player Pepe is suspended for the FC Barcelona-Real Madrid CF match on 3 May 2011."

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Regarding Jose Mourinho's post-match comments, Uefa will make a decision on Friday when the commission for control and discipline meet to investigate the case.Both clubs have three days to contest Uefa's ruling.