UEFA have banned Valencia midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia for two matches for receiving a yellow card on purpose – increasing Real Madrid's worries that Sergio Ramos could face similar punishment.
The European governing body announced their decision on Kondogbia on Friday, with the 26-year-old having been booked late in Valencia's Europa League last-32 first leg against Celtic on February 14.
Kondogbia was suspended for Thursday's second leg, which Valencia won 1-0 to advance to the last 16 via a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
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"The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body has decided to suspend the Valencia CF player Geoffrey Kondogbia for two UEFA competition matches for which he would be otherwise eligible for clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose," a statement read.