Madrid Aug 15 (IANS) Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal on Tuesday said the five-match suspension of his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo was excessive and hoped that the club s appeal would be accepted.
Ronaldo got banned for five matches after he was sent off and pushed a referee in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona which Real Madrid won 1-3 reports Efe news agency.
"It s excessive. I don t think Cristiano Ronaldo wants to undermine the referee and it s a frustrating situation in which he was unfairly sent off " Carvajal told a press conference on the eve of the second leg.
"Hopefully they will withdraw the suspension " he added.
Carvajal said that all Real Madrid players were affected by the decision adding that they did not understand why it happened.
"We re all affected by the suspension; he s a key player for us. We can t know what the referees are thinking. They want to do their best they are human and they make mistakes. We concentrate on playing " he added.
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