Real Madrid said complaints made by Copa del Rey final referees against pressure from the club’s television channel were “unacceptable” on Friday, after pulling out of planned pre-match activities.

“These statements… made in a premeditated manner 24 hours earlier against one of the participants in the final, demonstrate, once again, a clear and manifest animosity and hostility of these referees towards Real Madrid,” said the Spanish champions on the eve of Saturday’s cup final in Seville.