Real Madrid: It was Uefa's choice to start disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona's Sergio Busquets

Posted Saturday, May 14, 2011 by YAHOO Sport

With global media speculating about UEFA's decision to open disciplinary proceedings against Sergio Busquets for alleged racial abuse against Marcelo, Real Madrid has released an official statement to express their views.

The statement explains how Barcelona originally chose to lodge a complaint to UEFA against Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, after the Portuguese coach's post-match comments when they two sides met in the first-leg of their Champions League semifinal on April 27.

Madrid then confirm that this forced them to put forward their own complaint that the Barcelona players displayed unsportsmanlike behavior which was the root cause of Mourinho's outburst.

The statement by Madrid then reads:

"Real Madrid would like to make it clear that its complaint did not include the incident concerning Sergio Busquets. This complaint by Real Madrid was rejected by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body despite videographic material presented with the case.

"As a consequence, Real Madrid presented an appeal with further material evidence including images of Sergio Busquets insulting our player, Marcelo. This material was included because the incident involving Sergio Busquets is a continuation of the simulation following a knock, the latter being the reason the complaint was originally lodged.

"UEFA has taken further measures and decided on its own accord to start disciplinary proceedings against Sergio Busquets."

The Copa del Rey winners conclude by stating that Marcelo has been summoned by UEFA to discuss the incident.

The case will be heard on Sunday with a decision being made the following day. If Busquets is found guilty he could receive a suspension which would see him ruled out of Barcelona's Champions League final against Manchester United on April 28.