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Ousmane Dembélé most likely OUT of el Clásico

Ousmane Dembélé will miss the match against Real Madrid, if precedence holds and an appeal proves unsuccessful

The French winger reportedly told the ref, Mateu Lahoz, that he was “very bad,” prompting the ref to show him a red card.

Because of the nature of the sending off, a two-match ban will likely be imposed, meaning he will miss el Clásico. Despite the relatively tame words he used, it is still considered a verbal attack on the referee. Several players in the past have received a two-match ban for calling the referee “bad.