FC Barcelona legend Gerard Pique took a dig at his boyhood club's bitter rival Real Madrid , and said that a statement released by Los Blancos is a "smokescreen".

Real Madrid’s open attack on the refereeing association in Spain has been well documented, with the Spanish giants notably releasing a four-page complaint to RFEF and CSD.The controversy began

Gerard Piqué, former player of Barcelona and the Spanish national team, said this Wednesday that the statement sent last Monday by Real Madrid to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) against the referees for their "scandalous performance" in the league match against Espanyol is "a complete smokescreen" and that they've been doing it for "120 years.