UEFA decides to investigate Mourinho rant

UEFA said its disciplinary committee will meet on May 6 to consider a range of incidents during an ill-tempered encounter in Madrid,which Barcelona won 2-0. 8220;The case against Real Madrid is in relation to the throwing of missiles,a pitch invasion,the red card shown to Pepe,the dismissal of coach Jose Mourinho,as well as the inappropriate statement given by Mr. Mourinho to the media after the match,8221; UEFA said in a statement. UEFA will examine whether Mourinho8217;s remarks at the official news conference violated its sportsmanship rules,relating to 8220;the basic rules of decent conduct.8221;

The UEFA panel also will consider sanctions against Barcelona after an angry scuffle between players and officials from both teams at halftime resulted in substitute goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto being shown a red card by German referee Wolfgang Stark. Mourinho,Pepe and Pinto will all miss Tuesday8217;s second leg as they serve automatic one-match bans,which could now be extended. UEFA acted after studying reports from Stark and its official match delegate Janis Mezeckis,general secretary of Latvia8217;s football association.