UEFA bans Sergio Ramos for additional Champions League game

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NYON, Switzerland - Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has been banned for an additional Champions League game for deliberately provoking a yellow card to control the timing of a one-game suspension.

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NYON, Switzerland – Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has been banned for an additional Champions League game for deliberately provoking a yellow card to control the timing of a one-game suspension.

UEFA says its disciplinary panel found Ramos guilty of “clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose” against Ajax two weeks ago.

He will now also miss the first leg of the quarterfinals if Madrid advances from the round of 16.

This Wednesday Feb. 13, 2019, image shows referee Damir Skomina, left, showing a yellow card to Real's Sergio Ramos, right, after a foul on Ajax's Kasper Dolberg during the first leg, round of sixteen, Champions League soccer match between Ajax and Real Madrid at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. UEFA is investigating reported comments by Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos that he intentionally got a yellow card to provoke a favorable Champions League ban. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
This Wednesday Feb. 13, 2019, image shows referee Damir Skomina, left, showing a yellow card to Real's Sergio Ramos, right, after a foul on Ajax's Kasper Dolberg during the first leg, round of sixteen, Champions League soccer match between Ajax and Real Madrid at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. UEFA is investigating reported comments by Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos that he intentionally got a yellow card to provoke a favorable Champions League ban. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Spain defender was booked for a foul in the 90th minute of Madrid’s 2-1 win in Amsterdam in the first leg.

That triggered a one-game ban for the second leg at home, which would have cleaned Ramos’s disciplinary slate for the quarterfinals.

Ramos reportedly acknowledged his intentions in a post-game interview, then retracted it in a Twitter post.

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