​FC Barcelona have decided to take formal action over comments made by former Real Madrid players and current Spanish pundits Manolo Sanchis and Poli Rincon, claiming they were an "invitation of violence."





During Barca's recent 4-0 thrashing of Los Blancos, Madrid attacking midfielder Isco received a straight red card for lashing out at Brazilian talisman Neymar in the 85th minute to compound the misery further for the Santiago Bernabeu crowd.





Former Real captain Sanchis is alleged to have said that "Neymar is going over the line, he isn't getting (hit) enough", while Rincon supposedly claimed, "if I am there, I hit him, there should be no doubt that I hit him; me or anyone else."





Barcelona are furious about the situation and in a public statement said that the club " considers these statements to be an invitation to violence and therefore asks the Anti-violence Commission to act."





Explaining further, the Catalan club stated: "On the day of the game, speaking into the microphones of the Spanish radio network, La Cadena COPE, both Sanchís and Rincón justified Isco’s aggression on Neymar and, this past Sunday, they repeated said justifications, although Paco González, the host of the COPE program, called Tiempo de Juego, gave them several opportunities to rectify their statements."









The game itself was a resounding success for Barcelona, who inspired by Andres Iniesta put the Madrid side to the sword with Luis Suarez bagging a brace, while Neymar and Iniesta himself also got on the scoresheet .





Immediately after, speculation spread worldwide that newly appointed Real manager Rafael Benitez was set for the sack, but despite a press conference being called in the aftermath, Madrid president Florentino Perez came out in support of the former Liverpool and Chelsea boss.





Barcelona are currently top of La Liga - four points clear of Atletico Madrid and six ahead of Real.



