Spain's Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) has submitted a complaint to the Competition Committee at the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) about the comments made after the Barcelona game by Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos, who criticised the refereeing of Undiano Mallenco.

Sources at the RFEF have confirmed the decision of the CTA, to request that the committee - made up of Francisco Rubio, Lucas Osorio and Pablo Mayor, who meet regularly on Wednesdays -examine the statements made by the two players to see if they deserve any sanctions.

The referee from the Navarre region of Spain, Undiano Mallenco, blew his whistle for three penalties in the game. The 4-3 victory for Barcelona included two penalties in their favour and one against, while Undaino also sent off Sergio Ramos with a direct red card, believing that on 64 minutes he took Neymar out inside the area and denied the Brazilian a clear goal-scoring chance – the scoreline was 3-2 in Madrid's favour at the time.

"It was a very tense 'Clásico' and you can't look for excuses, but it seems that one man on the pitch had a big influence on the game. I hope that Undiano doesn't referee one of our games for the rest of the season. It was a disgrace and those who note these things down should note it down. They should let us fight for titles", Ramos said in the press area at the Santiago Bernabéu.

The Portuguese, meanwhile, said that there had been "a lot of mistakes" in the game, and he also added that Undiano Mallenco had been "white with fear", which "makes you think that games aren't just won on the pitch".