The Portugal winger was unhappy with
the display of Mallenco as Barcelona blew the Primera Liga title race wide open
by closing the gap on Real and leaders Atletico
Madrid to one point.
Real and Ronaldo were angered by the
award of two Barcelona penalties, the first of which saw Sergio Ramos sent off
before both were converted by hat-trick hero Lionel Messi.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch extended highlights of Barcelona's victory over Real Madrid
in El Clasico.
The former Manchester United star
also claimed there was a bias towards rivals Barcelona and that some people do
not want Real to win the title.
"We are sad because we knew we
deserved more, but the fight goes on," Ronaldo told the club's official
website.
"It is difficult because a lot
of people did not want us to win and Barcelona would have been out of it.
"Maybe they don't want Real
Madrid to win this Liga. I've been here for five years, so I know how a lot of
things are and I hope to win it regardless of this.
"It's a feeling of sadness
after being 3-2 up and controlling the game. The referee made some unbelievable
decisions, but you have to carry on."
Undiano Mallenco refereed at the
2010 World Cup, has extensive Champions League experience and was named Spain's
top referee in 2005 and 2007 - but Ronaldo accused him of being too nervous to
take control of Sunday's big game.
"Maybe they don't want Real
Madrid to win this Liga. I've been here for five years, so I know how a lot of
things are and I hope to win it regardless of this."
Cristiano Ronaldo
"There were a lot of errors in
one match," he said. "In a Real Madrid-Barcelona (match) you have to
have a referee who is up to the game.
"I don't want to look for
excuses but if you look at the 90 minutes the referee made a lot of mistakes.
Really bad. In my opinion he was not up to a match of this stature. I looked at
him and he was pale, that's because he was so nervous and he was unable to make
the right decisions.
"Real Madrid is the biggest club
and that creates a lot of envy around it. You can say that the treatment is the
same, but it's not."
Barca coach Gerardo Martino declared
La Liga's title race back on after his team's thrilling win.
"La Liga is not over,"
Martino said. "We were given up for dead but with this result we are right
back in it. This was our last chance. We did not want to be left out."
Barca stay third with the win, but
are now only one point from the summit with Atletico Madrid topping Real on
head-to-head record.
Messi's hat-trick took him to 236
goals in the league, overtaking Hugo Sanchez for second in La Liga history.
"It's difficult to talk about
him," Martino said. "You run out of things to say.
"He is still breaking records.
He plays so many great games, especially when it counts."
Neymar's performance brought some
criticism, but Martino defended the expensive Brazilian.
"He did not have the best game,
but the turning point - the red card of Ramos - comes from him," he said.
"At that moment he was on a phenomenal run. He's only 21 but he can handle
the big games."
If they could have hung on to either
of the leads they held, Madrid would be seven points clear of Barca, but coach
Carlo Ancelotti downplayed the damage done to his side's ambitions.
"It does not matter so much
because we are still in contention for the title," he said. "We
played well. We did not deserve to lose."
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