Al – Journal of Riyadh The admission of Ramos prevents him from playing the quarterfinals of the Champions League

MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos runs the risk of suspending an extra match that could prevent him from appearing in the quarter-finals of the Champions League if the Spaniards qualify for victory 2- 1 against their host, Ajax, Wednesday. After Real Madrid 2-1 in the round of 16, Ramos received a yellow card in the 89th minute, his third in the Champions League, which means he was suspended from the return match in the Spanish capital on 5 March.

If Real qualifies for the quarter-finals, Ramos will be blank in the finals of the top club competition in Europe, dominated by his team since 2016.

At a press conference held after the match, Ramos said that he had deliberately obtained a yellow card against Ajax, which violated the rules of the European Union and could result in a penalty for a extra match.

"Given the result, I'm going to lie if I say I was not intentional," Ramos told reporters.

"It's something that has dominated my thinking, I have not underestimated the rival, but in football, you have to make tough decisions and decide to do it."

The Spanish international, who was playing his 600th match with Real Madrid, tried to get away from his remarks with two tweets on Twitter, expressing regret for his absence from the second leg.

"Every game, there is always a lot of tension and you have to make the decision in a second, the best result tonight is the result, but the bad point is that I will miss the first leg because of a moment. in the match, "Ramos wrote.

"I want to clarify, my absence hurts me more than anyone, I did not intend to receive a warning … I will encourage my team of galleries, as any amateur club, to qualify for the quarter-finals. "

Last season, the European Union punished Ramos' teammate, Danny Karabakhal, for his warning in the group stage against Apoel Nicosia.

The European Union's Disciplinary Committee accused the defender of having "deliberately received the warning" and suspended him during the last match against Borussia Dortmund as well as from the match at direct elimination against Paris Saint-Germain.