After his sending off in Real Madrid's 2-1 UEFA Champions League loss to Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, captain Sergio Ramos equalled an unwanted European record.
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Despite taking the lead through Isco early in the second half of their round of 16 first-leg clash, Los Blancos found themselves 2-1 down by the 83rd minute.
Gabriel Jesus scored the equaliser in the 78th minute after beating Ramos in the hair with a well-timed header, before Kevin De Bruyne struck City's match-winner from the penalty spot five minutes later.
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To make matters worse, captain Ramos was given his marching orders three minutes later after pulling Jesus down on the edge of the box, which was his 26th sending off as a Los Blancos player.
The 33-year-old has also now been shown a red card four times in the Champions League, a record he shares with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edgar Davids.
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Sergio Ramos gets his fourth red card in the Champions League -- tying Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edgar Davids for the most in the competition's history. pic.twitter.com/GQsVQ7TKTH
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As a result, the Spanish giants will be without their defensive stalwart for the reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium, with City's two away goals giving them a great chance of progressing through to the quarter-final stage of the competition.
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