Ramos' possible one-match ban coming down to technicalities Real Madrid Suspended players aren't permitted to be pitchside

Real Madrid believe that Sergio Ramos has done nothing wrong and that there is no case to answer, however it's possible that the Spanish defender will be handed an additional one-match UEFA ban.

After being shown a yellow card in the first leg against Juventus, the former Sevilla defender was suspended for the second leg as a result of collecting three cautions over the course of the tournament.

One of the caveats of a suspension in UEFA competition is that players aren't allowed to be at 'pitch level', and in moving from his box in the stands to the tunnel area, Ramos has flirted with contravening such a regulation.

It depends which side of the fence you're on, within Valdebebas the narrative is that Ramos never actually reached pitch level and he was merely at the steps which lead to the pitch.

This now becomes a technicality, is the defender one or two steps shy of breaking the regulations?

Xabi Alonso endured a similar case, during the 2014 final he was suspended and he jumped over a barrier to celebrate Gareth Bale's goal before running down the touchline. He was then handed an additional one-match ban.

The deadline for Michael Oliver to submit his referee's report is 10:45pm CET on Thursday, only after this report has been examined will a decision be made on Ramos' punishment.

Real Madrid would then have six days to present an appeal, although the feeling within the club is that this won't be necessary as there simply isn't a case.