Both Alonso and Ramos appeared to get themselves sent off intentionally, which Mourinho denied, yet Valdano appears to admit that this was the case, though at the same time accusing UEFA of hypocrisy.
“I can’t go into details but there have been many players who have done something similar and were not punished, Lyon midfielder [Juninho] was penalised financially. [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and [Walter] Samuel, when they were at Inter, did something similar. There is no way to rely on the regulations.”
