The Real Madrid games Cristiano Ronaldo will miss after receiving five-game ban for El Clasico red card
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Cristiano Ronaldo will miss five games following his controversial red card in Sunday night's El Clasico.
Ronaldo has been a mandatory one-game suspension for his two bookable offences, but has had the ban extended after he pushed the referee in an act of petulance.
The Portuguese international's ban kicks in straight away, meaning he will miss the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona during the week.
He will then be absent for the opening four games of the La Liga season.
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Real start the season at Deportivo La Coruna, before returning to the Bernabeu for games against Valencia and Levante.
The final game of Ronaldo's suspension will be the trip to Real Sociedad.
Portugal captain Ronaldo received two bookings in the space of three minutes, with the second coming for a dive which the referee took exception to.
Frustrated with the decision, Ronaldo turned round to protest to the referee, pushing the official in the back before storming off to the sidelines.
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Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea did not seem fazed by the incident but he did mention it in his report and Ronaldo now faces further action.
"Once the red card was shown, the player pushed me slightly in a sign of disagreement," Bengoetxea wrote in his report.
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The games Ronaldo will miss
Barcelona (Super Copa) H, August 16
Deportivo La Coruna (La Liga) A, August 20
Valencia (La Liga) H, August 27
Levante (La Liga) H, September 9
Real Sociedad (La Liga) A, September 16
Ronaldo's suspension broken down
One-game ban for red card (two yellows) vs Barcelona in Super Copa first leg
Four-game ban for pushing referee Ricard De Burgos
€3000 fine for physical confrontation with an official