Mourinho set for De Bleeckere reunion

UEFA yesterday handed Frank de Bleeckere the task of refereeing tomorrow’s Champions League encounter between Barcelona and Real Madrid – an appointment unlikely to go down well with Madrid boss Jose Mourinho. Mourinho last week accused referees of...

UEFA yesterday handed Frank de Bleeckere the task of refereeing tomorrow’s Champions League encounter between Barcelona and Real Madrid – an appointment unlikely to go down well with Madrid boss Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho last week accused referees of favouring the Catalan side after his team went down 2-0 to Barca in the first leg of their semi-final at the Bernabeu.

The Portuguese was enraged by the dismissal of makeshift midfielder Pepe by Wolfgang Stark and afterwards read out a list of officials he believes have made decisions which have benefited Barca in previous years.

De Bleeckere was on that list after opting to send off Thiago Motta in last season’s last-four clash between Inter, then managed by Mourinho, and Barca.

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