JUDE BELLINGHAM has been slapped with another ban on top of his two-game suspension.
The Real Madrid star was sent off during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Osasuna after an X-rated rant at the referee.
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Official Jose Munuera red carded Bellingham for yelling “f*** you” at him.
But the English midfielder argues there was a “miscommunication” and boss Carlo Ancelotti claims his player said “f*** off” in frustration.
Bellingham was handed a two-match ban from LaLiga games earlier today, meaning he will miss fixtures against Girona and Real Betis.
Just hours later, he was in action for Real Madrid as they smashed Manchester City 3-0 in the Champions League via a stunning Kylian Mbappe hat-trick.
Bellingham was booked in the first-half for a foul on Phil Foden and he will now be banned from their next European game.
The suspension comes as he has hit the maximum of three yellows after being carded against Brest and Lille earlier in the tournament.
It means the 21-year-old will not feature in the first leg of their last-16 clash against either Bayer Leverkuen or bitter rivals Atletico Madrid.
Despite the bans, Bellingham will be back on the pitch next Wednesday as Real Madrid face Real Soceidad in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.
His LaLiga suspension does not carry over to the Spanish cup competition.
There remains hope he will be back sooner as Real Madrid will reportedly appeal the two-match ban.
On the controversial red card, Bellingham said: “It’s clear that it was a mistake and there is a miscommunication.
“I remember the incident very well but I’ve also seen the video and the video doesn’t match the report.
“I don’t want to go too much in detail about what was said but it’s like a expression like ‘f***’.
“I hope that the footage review can show that is not the same as the report and going forward that the federation can keep it under consideration because it’s huge evidence.
“Obviously we can’t change the result but I think that going forward there will be a change.”
Ancelotti added: “I think the referee did not understand Jude Bellingham’s English. He said f*** off, not f*** you… that’s way different.”
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