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Ramos reveals referee Aytekin apologised for booking him after glasses celebration tribute

Spain have five wins from five in Group F after beating Romania and the Real Madrid centre-back had a special gesture reserved for his nephew

Sergio Ramos has revealed that referee Deniz Aytekin apologised to him for showing him a yellow card after his goal celebration in Spain's 2-1 win over Romania on Thursday.

The Real Madrid centre-back opened the scoring from the penalty spot in Bucharest, converting his 10th penalty out of 12 attempts from 12 yards for his country, with the in-form Paco Alcacer doubling the lead.

But after he made a glasses gesture by putting his hands to his face as he celebrated his goal, referee Aytekin decided to show him a yellow card, seemingly thinking he was trying to provoke the crowd.