Cristiano Ronaldo at risk of joining Neymar on the sidelines for El Clasico

Neymar was sent off against Malaga and may be punished further for sarcastically applauding the referee, while Ronaldo is only one yellow card away from au automatic suspension

There is a strong chance Barcelona forward
Neymar will be ruled out of this month’s El Clásico – and Cristiano Ronaldo is at risk of joining him on the side-lines.
Neymar was handed a red-card card as Barcelona suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at Malaga on Saturday, a result which scuppered their hopes of going top of La Liga after Real were held to a 1-1 draw against Atlético .

Neymar was shown his second yellow card and sent-off midway through the second half, and his sarcastic applause of the referee could seem him receive more than the standard one-match ban.
Spanish league rules dictate that players receive longer suspension if they show 'clear contempt' for the match officials.

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Unsurprisingly, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique refused to criticise Neymar, instead focusing on the number of Malaga fouls that went unpunished.
“It's curious that a team like us that doesn't usually kick people gets so many yellow cards in such an incomprehensible manner,” Enrique said.

“There was some very ugly tackles from behind from their team, which didn’t see them get booked and others committed by us which were given yellows.
“The rules are there to be interpreted, but equally for everyone. I don’t understand certain fouls were not given to us, but we are used to it.”€