Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been banned and fined by UEFA for his behavior during and after last month's Champions League semifinal first leg against Spanish arch-rivals Barcelona.
The 48-year-old was sent to the stands during Real's 2-0 home defeat after his reaction to the red card given to his player Pepe, and then made an astonishing post-match outburst claiming that European football's governing body favored Barca.
Mourinho was on Friday given a five-match suspension in European competition and fined €50,000 ($72,500).
He sat out the first of those games in Tuesday's second leg, a 1-1 draw which put Barcelona into this month's final, and the last of the five is suspended for a probationary period of three years.
Mourinho's fellow Portuguese Pepe was banned for one match, which he also served at the Camp Nou, while their club received a €20,000 ($29,000) fine for failing to control supporters who invaded the Bernabeu pitch and threw missiles.
No way Jose, you've gone too far this time
Barcelona did not escape unscathed as reserve goalkeeper Jose Pinto was banned for three European matches after being sent off during a halftime scuffle in that match.
He has already served one game but will also be ineligible for the May 28 final against English club Manchester United in London and the first fixture of next season.
UEFA said all parties have three days in which to appeal the sentences.
The billion-dollar grudge match
The controversial first leg in Madrid on April 27 was the second of four "El Clasico" clashes between the two clubs in 18 days.
Earlier, Real bounced back from last November's 5-0 league crushing in the Catalan capital to win the Spanish Cup for the first time since 1993, giving Mourinho his first trophy since taking over in pre-season.
But two goals from Lionel Messi after Pepe's dismissal effectively ended Mourinho's hopes of becoming the first coach to win Europe's top club competition with three different clubs.
That controversial game resulted in bitter counter-accusations from both sides, including on-pitch cheating and racial slurs, but UEFA dismissed their official complaints.
Real again complained about match officials after the second-leg draw, with Cristiano Ronaldo claiming the referee would not allow Madrid to win after Gonzalo Higuain's second-half effort was ruled out with the score still 0-0.
Mourinho's team go into Saturday's trip to Sevilla eight points behind Barcelona in the La Liga title race, with four matches to play.
Defeat would allow Barcelona to clinch a third successive league crown under coach Josep Guardiola if his team can beat city rivals Espanyol in Sunday's Catalan derby at the Camp Nou.
Source: CNN
