UEFA have rejected Real Madrid's appeal against the original dismissal of their complaints against Barcelona from last week's Champions League defeat.
The Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body, which dealt with, and rejected, the initial complaint from Madrid following the Champions League semi-final, first-leg on April 27, said:
"The protests lodged by Real Madrid CF, against the behaviour of the FC Barcelona players during the match, and against the red card shown to Kepler De Lima Ferreira (Pepe), are rejected.
"In the case of the behaviour of the FC Barcelona players, it was deemed that there was no common strategy to provoke the Real Madrid CF player."
