Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho will appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) the sanction imposed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

The appeal will be filed by Real Madrid, which is preparing its case with the help of lawyer Jean Louis Dupont, who gained reputation with the Bosman ruling of 1995.

After the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League, the UEFA imposed a five-game, 50,000-euro penalty on Mourinho for his statements and comments about referee favors for Barcelona FC.

It is a legal battle against the UEFA that could even end up in the regular Swiss courts.

Real Madrid will put forward that Jose Mourinho stated what he saw as mistakes by referees Ovrebo, De Bleeckere and Wolfgang Stark in the semifinals of the Champions League, which is did not harm the order of the competition or the UEFA.

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