Sergio Ramos yellow card: The Uefa rule which means Real Madrid captain faces two-game ban for deliberate Ajax booking

Sergio Ramos faces a two-game ban from Uefa if he is found guilty of deliberately getting booked against Ajax.

The Real Madrid captain was shown a yellow card for a late foul on Ajax forward Kasper Dolberg in the 89th minute of the Champions League last 16 first leg tie on Wednesday night, two minutes after Marco Asensio had sealed a 2-1 win.

Ramos appeared to admit after the game that the foul was intentional so that he could miss the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu but return in time for the quarter-finals.

However, his ploy appears to have backfired.

Thanks to a Uefa ruling on deliberate yellow cards, Ramos could also miss the first leg of the quarter-finals should Real progress.

Uefa Disciplinary Regulations

Article 15, Clause 1, C: Suspension for two competition matches or a specified period for clearly receiving a yellow or red card on purpose.

According to the Uefa Disciplinary Regulations, players face a two-game suspension “for clearly receiving a yellow or red card on purpose”.

This is a punishment Ramos’ Real Madrid teammate Dani Carvajal received after a yellow card against Apoel Nicosia in the group stage of last year’s Champions League was deemed deliberate.

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"That is very obvious that he was looking to get booked there."

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Speaking to Spanish television after the game, Ramos appeared to admit he purposefully tried to get booked.

“Yes, the truth is that, seeing the result… It’s something I had in mind,” Ramos told El Chiringuito.

“It is not that I am underestimating the opponent but sometimes in football you have to make decisions and that’s what I decided. ”

However, the Real captain later took to social media to claim he did not “force the card”.

“In a match there are many tensions. We have to make decisions in seconds,” he wrote on Twitter.

“The best thing about today is the result. The worst, not being able to be with my teammates for the return leg.

“I want to make clear that that hurts me more than anyone. I did force the card… and I will support from the stands as a fan with the dream of being in the quarters.”

A spokesperson for Uefa told i disciplinary proceedings after this round of fixtures will begin later on Thursday afternoon or on Friday.