UEFA open investigation into possible deliberate yellow card by Valencia's Kondogbia Europa League Frenchman would incur additional match ban

UEFA have opened an investigation into the incident that saw Geoffrey Kondogbia pick up a yellow card in Valencia's Europa League match against Celtic.

In a similar case to that of Sergio Ramos against Ajax, the French midfielder is suspected of deliberately gaining a caution in order to miss the next game with Valencia 2-0 up on aggregate.

The European governing body will investigate the matter and decide whether the former Sevilla player will be handed an additional match ban on top of the one he was due.

Unlike Sergio Ramos, Kondogbia did not admit at any time that he provoked the yellow card, although UEFA believe that there are reasons to believe that it was a deliberate act of time wasting.