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The president of the Catalan club publicly urged to stop meaningless conflicts between Barcelona and Madrid clubs. In recent years, tensions between the two Spanish giants have reached epic proportions and, according to Sandro Rosell, could end much worse. In 2011, Barcelona and Real Madrid played each other 6 times. It is not surprising that crucial matches between the clubs often led to controversial situations both on and off the field, which sometimes escalated into open aggression between the players and even the coaches of the two teams. This negatively affected the not-so-great inter-institutional relations between the two clubs. "We must reduce tension together. If we do not react, it could end with us killing each other in the streets," vividly compared Rosell. Barcelona's president also noted the actions of Real Madrid's coach, Jose Mourinho, in the second leg of the Spanish Supercup matches, but assured that the Catalan club is not planning to file a complaint. In this match, the unnecessary and rough foul by Marcelo on Cesc Fabregas provoked a scuffle between players and coaches. In the heat of the conflict, Mourinho approached Guardiola's assistant, Tito Vilanova, who was trying to calm the furious players, and grabbed him by the ear while pushing a finger into his eye. Although Vilanova pushed Mourinho away, there was no doubt that such a reaction from the assistant was provoked by Mourinho's unsportsmanlike behavior. "The images speak for themselves. They (Real - ed.) have problems, not us. League officials themselves must decide whether they need to do something or not," said the president of Barcelona. "Tito did everything to calm down the conflict as quickly as possible." By the way, a few days ago, through his spokesperson, Mourinho announced that he "does not intend to apologize to anyone."
