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Real Madrid Suffer Blow as UEFA Hit Dani Carvajal With 2-Match Ban for Deliberate Booking

Real Madrid will be without Dani Carvajal for their first leg clash with Paris Saint-Germain next week, after UEFA confirmed the full-back's two-match ban.

The Spain international was deemed to have deliberately picked up a yellow card against Apoel Nicosia in the penultimate fixture of the group stages to avoid playing in the meaningless fixture against Borussia Dortmund, and has now been told to serve another game on the sidelines after sitting out against the Germans.

The intention was apparently that Carvajal could wipe the yellow card he was on, and head into the game with PSG with no caution hanging over his head.