Sergio Ramos "takes blame 200%" for intentional booking against Ajax

Sergio Ramos

The centre-back was handed a two-match ban by UEFA for “clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose” after he was booked in the 89th minute of Madrid’s last-16 first-leg tie against Ajax with his team leading 2-1.

Real Madrid without Ramos subsequently crashed out of the competition with a shock 4-1 second-leg defeat to the Dutch side at the Bernabeu.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.