Former Real Madrid player Cicinho criticised the atmosphere at the Bernabeu and in particular the antics of captain Raul.

Cicinho, who moved from Real Madrid to Serie A side AS Roma in 2007 also revealed that he felt like a prisoner at the club.

"When I moved from Real Madrid to AS Roma, I felt liberated. I was a prisoner there. The environment at Real was really bad,"  he told Tv Bate Bola.

He was particularaly scathing in his assessment of Real legend Raul, accusing him of undermining the team in front of the national media.

"Raul was the light of journalists, he was telling reporters things we said in the locker room. After Roberto Carlos and Ronaldo left the club, they lost their force."

Speaking of the way things are conducted at the Bernabeu, Cicinho said: "At Real Madrid there is a tendency to alienate. Look at how they are now criticising Kaka, the best in the world."