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The back center admitted after the match that he had taken an express reservation to make sure to be available for the first leg of the quarter-finals
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos will be investigated for comments he made following his booking during the Champions League win in Ajax on Wednesday. announced UEFA.
Making his 600th game for the club on Wednesday during the Champions League match, Ramos was accused late in the game of a foul on Ajax striker Kasper Dolberg.
Madrid led 2-1 at the moment when the yellow card was shown to Ramos, who will miss the return match at Santiago Bernabeu due to a suspension.
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Ramos at first seemed to admit that he had deliberately deserved the reservation to be able to serve the ban before the quarter-finals, if the three-time defending champion of Madrid progressed.
"Looking at the result, I would be lying if I said I did not force it [the booking], "he told reporters after the match.
"It's not a matter of underestimating the opponent or thinking that the series is over, but in football you have to make tough decisions."
But Ramos then returned to his comments in a post on social media.
"I want to make it clear that it hurts more than anyone else, I did not force the card, as I did not do against Roma in my previous Champions League match," he said. captain of Madrid on Twitter.
"I will support from the stands as another fan with the illusion of being in quarters."
In a statement released on Thursday, UEFA confirmed that Ramos' comments were being reviewed.
"A disciplinary investigation was opened on the basis of Article 31 (3) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations in relation to the statements made by Real Madrid player Sergio Ramos during the aforementioned match", declared the governing body.
"The information relating to this investigation will be communicated later."
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In December 2017, Madrid side defender Dani Carvajal was suspended from two matches by UEFA after being accused of deliberately deserving a booking.
Carvajal would have lost time in the last minute of Madrid's 6-0 win over Cyprus club Apoel Nicosia.
If Ramos were sentenced to a similar penalty in Carvajal, he would miss the first leg of the quarter-final if Madrid kept his lead against Ajax.
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