Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre said the Spanish champions are very disappointed and angry with UEFA s decision to overlook Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for the Best Player in Europe Award, branding the pair s snub as scandalous .
Messi and Suarez were not among the three finalists for the award, with Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, and Atletico Madrid s Antoine Griezmann selected.
Five-time Ballon d Or winner Messi placed fifth, behind team-mate Suarez, leading Mestre to hit out at UEFA.
It doesn t seem the right decision to me at all, Mestre told TV3.
I don t know what criteria UEFA applied, with all respect to the chosen winners, but I disagree [with the choices].
That our players aren t there, such as Suarez or Messi, is scandalous.
The club are very disappointed and angry.
Messi starred against as Barca successfully retained their LaLiga crown in 2015-16, scoring 41 goals in all competitions 26 of those in the league.
Suarez, meanwhile, netted an incredible 40 LaLiga goals and 59 in total last term.