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Real Madrid have insisted that the yellow card shown to forward Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday's 2-0 La Liga win at Rayo Vallecano was not right and that they will appeal the referee's decision.
The current Ballon d'Or holder risk one match suspension if the referee's decision is upheld by the Spanish football FA.
The 30-year old forward was booked for diving to try to win a penalty although television replays suggested the Portugal forward had been felled by a Rayo defender.
"Real Madrid will appeal the yellow card that Cristiano Ronaldo received in the game yesterday," the club said on their website (www.realmadrid.com) on Thursday.
It was the league top scorer's fifth yellow and means he will miss Saturday's game at home to Eibar if the appeal fails.
With a win against La Liga debutants Eibar, second-placed Real can close to within a point of leaders Barcelona who play at Sevilla later on Saturday.
© Reuters
We will appeal Ronaldo's yellow card decision- Real Madrid
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