Madrid April 30 (IANS) Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos on Monday said his club does not plan to give a guard of honour tribute to arch-rival FC Barcelona in their upcoming La Liga match after the Catalan giants secured the Spanish league title.
Barcelona are to host Real Madrid on May 6 the home side s first league match after clinching the title with four games to spare by defeating Deportivo 4-2 on Sunday reports Efe.
"The guard of honour issue was exaggerated. They won the title which they wanted and the guard of honour does not matter for them or for us " Ramos said at a press conference ahead of Tuesday s second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.
"We said we would not give them a guard of honour and will focus on ourselves and seek another Champions League final " Ramos added.
When asked Ramos did not downplay the local double that Barcelona won -- La Liga and the Spanish Cup -- although he highlighted the importance of winning the Champions League.
"It depends on which team Barcelona won two titles and it is a great year for them because winning two titles has its merit; the Cup and La Liga is even more. Winning the Champions has that plus and it would be a great season for us if we win two back-to-back " he added.
Real Madrid won 2-1 over Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final last week.
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