Mallorca slam Real insult

ByEurosport

Published 12/06/2007 at 09:10 GMT

Mallorca have accused Real Madrid's celebrations after drawing with Zaragoza as "disrespectful" and stated that Real president Ramon Calderon is serving as a motivation for them in the final Liga game of the season.

FOOTBALL 2006-2007 La Liga Zaragoza-Real Madrid Jornada37 Ramón Calderón saluda a los aficionados al término del partido

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Real celebrated as if they had just won the title after Ruud van Nistelrooy's late equaliser - and Espanyol's immediate leveller against Barcelona - put Fabio Capello's men back on top and only needing to equal Barcelona's performance at Nastic next weekend to seal the title.

But Real's opponents on Sunday are furious that Los Merengues appeared to assume they would win at the Santiago Bernabeu.

"They have underestimated Mallora," Argentine midfielder Guillermo Pereyra told Marca. "And not just the players, also the assumptions of local press and the celebrations of the president [calderon].

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"I really believe that they have failed to respect Mallorca."

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