Real Madrid captain and defender Sergio Ramos feels he did not deserve a red card for his foul on Lionel Messi in Sunday's 3-2 defeat against Barcelona.
The Spain international was dismissed in the 77th minute for a two-footed tackle on Messi in midfield, with referee Alejandro Hernandez showing no hesitation to pull out a straight red card in the top-of-the-table LaLiga clash.
Ramos, however, believes the red card was a harsh decision as he had no bad intentions at the Santiago Bernabeu.
"The red card was excessive," Ramos told reporters.
"I was not going to harm anyone. In my opinion, that was a yellow card, not a red. I was too late, but there was no contact.
"I never have the intention to hurt anyone."
Ramos immediately confronted Hernandez to protest his dismissal and was seen sarcastically applauding as he left the pitch.
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