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Sergio Ramos has sought to clear up the confusion over why he was shown a yellow card after scoring in Spain's 2-1 win over Romania on Thursday night.

The Spain captain scored from the spot during the first half of the Euro 2020 qualifier, after Arsenal's Dani Ceballos had been fouled.

Ramos tucked home with aplomb, before running up to one of the TV cameras behind the goal and making a gesture in which he mimicked wearing glasses - which infuriated the home crowd.

However, as he returned to the field, the World Cup winner was shown a yellow card by referee Deniz Aytekin, much to his bemusement.

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"The yellow card came from some confusion," Ramos said after the match.

"It was for my nephew. We both wear glasses and it was for him. I did it to cheer him up, to dedicate the goal to him.

"The referee thought I was gesturing to the stands."

Ramos added that the referee apologised to him at half-time after he explained further.

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Ramos' strike was his 21st for the national team, and since the end of the World Cup, no Spain player has scored more goals than the man with 166 caps.

Paco Alcacer added a second for the visitors, just two minutes into the second half, before Florin Andone - dumped by Brighton on loan last week - got one back on the hour mark.

Romania almost stole a share of the spoils late on, only for a stunning 90th minute save from Kepa Arrizabalaga to ensure victory for La Roja.

Real Madrid star Ramos was happy that the result was achieved, but had a warning for Robert Moreno's side.

"The result was fair, but we shouldn't have reached the final moments in the state that we did," he said.

"After going 2-0 up, maybe out intensity dropped."