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(17.01.13)

Sergio Ramos has been given a five match ban after insulting referee Ayza Gámez and his officials following his sending off for a second bookable offence in the mid-week cup tie against Celta. As the suspension is for more than three games, the Real Madrid defender will have to sit out the next three league and two cup fixtures (smaller bans have to be served out in the same competition), and with Pepe injured Mourinho will be missing both of his first choice central defenders for those games. Four more red cards as well in the second legs of the cup, with Levante's Héctor and Getafe's Rafa both getting their marching orders for hard tackles in their respective ties at Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, and Las Palmas's Corrales and Eibar's Guille Roldán also seeing red against Betis and Málaga. All will have to sit out the first cup match next season as their teams were all eliminated from the competition.

Three players were sent off this weekend in the league, Gálvez (Rayo), Kaká (Real Madrid) and Evaldo (Deportivo) all picking up two bookings in their respective games, and Getafe coach Luis García was also sent to the stands for protesting. They will be joined on the sidelines next weekend by a further 15 players who all completed the five yellow card cycle, including Sapunaru (Zaragoza), who picked up his tenth yellow card, and San José (Athletic), Nacho (Betis), Diego Castro (Getafe), Iriney (Granada), Juanfran (Levante), Bigas (Mallorca), Oier (Osasuna), Chori Domínguez (Rayo), Navarro (Sevilla), Pereira (Valencia), Sastre (Valladolid, and Paredes and José Marí (both Zaragoza), who were all shown their fifth. (17.01.13)

(* suspension pending disciplinary meeting decision)

Villains Yellow cards Red cards (straight) Games banned Total points
Wakaso (Espanyol) 12 1 2 15
Ramos (Real Madrid) 7 1 6* 14
Medel (Sevilla) 7 2 (1) 4 14
Cabral (Celta) 9 2 3 14
Sapunaru (Zaragoza) 12 0 2* 14
Alvaro (Zaragoza) 6 2 (2) 3 13
Ricardo Costa (Valencia) 8 2 2 12
Armenteros (Osasuna) 8 1 (1) 2 12
Gálvez (Rayo Vallecano) 9 1 2* 12
Beñat (Betis) 10 0 2 12
Ander Herrera (Athletic) 5 2 (1) 3 11
Alexis (Getafe) 6 1 (1) 3 11
Michel (Getafe) 7 1 (1) 2 11
Miranda (Atlético) 8 1 2 11
Diego Castro (Getafe) 8 1 2* 11
Rakitic (Sevilla) 8 1 2 11
Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol) 10 0 1 11
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) 10 0 1 11
Moreno (Espanyol) 5 1 (1) 3 10
Rubén (Rayo Vallecano) 4 2 (2) 2 10
Iriney (Granada) 6 1 (1) 2* 10
Iborra (Levante) 7 1 2 10
Arribas (Osasuna) 7 1 2 10
De Marcos (Athletic) 9 0 1 10
Forlín (Espanyol) 9 0 1 10
Damìa (Osasuna) 9 0 1 10