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Barcelona to protest Raphinha’s likely two-match ban

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FC Barcelona will forge a complaint protesting the two match ban handed out to Raphinha after he was sent off in the 0-0 draw to Getafe.

They are pointing to two extenuating circumstances in the match: one, that Raphinha was provoked by the opponents, and two, that his aggression was during the course of the match, and not, as the ref claimed, during a break in the action.

While Barcelona are not denying that Raphinha deserved to be sent off, they are hoping his ban gets reduced to one match.

Barcelona had a lot of complaints in general in regards to that game, with a penalty not given in added time chief among them.