Sergio Ramos ploy to pick up ban for Ajax clash backfires spectacularly as defender can only watch Real Madrid’s Champions League capitulation from stands… and every scowl is captured by Amazon documentary team
- Sergio Ramos was suspended for Real Madrid’s last-16 second-leg tie with Ajax
- The defender was charged by UEFA for deliberately getting booked in Holland
- The Spanish giants missed their talisman on Tuesday night as they were thrashed
- Santiago Solari’s side crashed out 5-3 on aggregate after a 4-1 defeat at home
Sergio Ramos could only watch on horror as his ploy to pick up a suspension for the second-leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Ajax backfired spectacularly.
The Spain international cut a frustrated figure in the stands at the Santiago Bernabeu as he watched his side’s capitulation against the Dutch champions, surrendering a first-leg lead after a 4-1 hammering to exit the competition 5-3 on aggregate.
Ramos was only looking on from the stands after his decision to pick up a late booking at the Johan Cruyff Arena in February in a bid to to save himself for a quarter-final appearance.
Sergio Ramos cut an animated figure as he watched Real Madrid’s clash against Ajax
The defender was a spectator after deliberately picking up a booking to miss the European tie
However, UEFA charged the player for getting deliberately booked – and therefore susopended – handing him an extra ban that would have seen him also sit out the first-leg of a last-eight tie.
In any case, he didn’t have to worry about missing that too, as Real fell apart without their captain at the back.
Ajax had turned the clash on its head inside 18 minutes thanks to strikes from Hakim Ziyech and David Neres.
Former Southampton forward Dusan Tadic was a constant thorn in Real’s side, and he added a third with a glorious curling effort from the edge of the box.
The Spain international could only watch on as his side capitulated to exit the competition
Marco Asensio’s response originally threatened a comeback from the hosts, but Lasse Schone finished the job with a breathtaking free-kick.
Photographers weren’t the only ones to capture Ramos’s irritation at the scenes unfolding in front of him.
Amazon Prime cameras joined the 32-year-old in his box, capturing his every curse and exasperated expression to cross his face.
The streaming service are producing an eight-part documentary on the Spain star, which is set to be available later this year.
Ramos was booked in the first leg, and handed a two-game suspension by UEFA for his actions
