The Real Madrid captain stands alongside Edgar
Davids and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the player who
has received the most early baths in the
competition Sergio Ramos claimed his share of a rather
unwanted record on Wednesday as he saw red
during Manchester City's stunning Champions League comeback. The Real Madrid captain was largely untested for much of the first hour at Santiago Bernabeu as Pep
Guardiola's men took on an unusually cautious
approach to the last 16 tie. With no recognised centre-forward on the pitch
and Gabriel Jesus utilised on the left wing, Ramos
was allowed to indulge his attacking instincts,
surging into the box shortly after Isco had put the
hosts ahead 1-0 and blazing a decent chance over the bar.
When the tables were turned, however, the Spain legend looked shell-shocked, with dimunitive Jesus
towering over him to win a header and equalise for
Pep's charges with 77 minutes played. Barely five minutes had passed before City
completed their comeback, Kevin De Bruyne
slotting home from the spot to end the club's recent
penalty woes and put the visitors 2-1 up. And Madrid's misery was compounded when
Ramos chopped down Jesus with the Brazilian was
clear on goal, leaving referee Daniele Orsato no
choice but to show the red card. That expulsion took the star up to four in his long
Champions League career, a tally that many
observers might be forgiven for thinking is on the
low side given his notoriously on the limit,
antagonistic style of play. Nevertheless, he now shares in a competition
record, with only two other players in history
earning as many early baths in Europe. OptaFranz✔@OptaFranz 4 - Sergio Ramos has conceded his 4th red
card in the Champions League, he ties
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edgar Davids for the
most. Bully.

Edgar Davids and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both accrued four during their illustrious careers, with the latter still active at AC Milan - although the Rossoneri last played the Champions League in 2013-14. If any of that trio is likely to claim the mark outright,
then, you would put your money on Madrid's
combustible enforcer. Perhaps even more
impressively, Wednesday marked Ramos' 26th
career dismissal, just one behind ex-Nice star Cyril
Rool, who holds second place in the all-time red card standings. Ramos, though, is unlikely to ever reach Colombian
hothead Gerardo Bedoya, who accrued an
incredible 46 reds over 20 years for club and
country. In the meantime, Ramos will be a big absence for
Madrid in the return leg as he is forced to play out
his one-game suspension for a professional foul. Madrid will play the return leg in Manchester on
March 17, knowing they must score at least twice if
they are to have any hope of advancing past the
last-16 stage.

Ramos has always been the master of dirty deeds on the pitch... He is just too hard!

dawnomike:
Ramos has always been the master of dirty deeds on the pitch... He is just too hard!

That's his JOB naaaa