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Published 18:53 28 Feb 2019 GMT
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It probably didn't help Ramos' case when the 32-year-old admitted to reporters: "I'd be lying if I said I didn't force [the booking]".
Ramos later clarified this comment, explaining that he "was referring to forcing the foul, a foul that was inevitable. Not to force the booking.
"It was a very dangerous counter-attack in the 88th minute, with an open match and the tie as well."
He added: "That's why I said that I would lie if I said I did not know that I was carrying a penalty, just as I knew that I had no other choice than to make a mistake. And that's what I meant when I said that in football you have to make complicated decisions."
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