UCL: Real's Sergio Ramos gets two-match ban for getting booked "on purpose"

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos (second right) shown a yellow card after a late foul on Ajax forward Kasper Dolberg - Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has been given a two-match ban by UEFA "for clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose" during the club's Champions League clash at Ajax.


With Real Madrid leading 2 - 1, Ramos fouled Kasper Dolberg in the 89th minute. This means he is banned for the last-16 second leg tie against Ajax.

The 32-year old Spanish defender revealed to reporters after the match, he would "be lying if I said I didn't force [the booking].

UEFA opened an investigation and gave him with an additional one-match ban for getting booked deliberately.

If Real Madrid who are Champions League holders qualifies for the last eight, Ramos would not feature in the first leg of that tie.

Ramos clarified his post-match comments, saying: "I was referring to forcing the foul, a foul that was inevitable. Not to forcing the booking."