The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has officially confirmed that FC Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been handed a one-match ban after his red card against Real Madrid.
Barcelona midfielder was sent off in the 90th minute of the Super Cup final for a foul committed on Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe.
The refereeing decision, taken by the on-field official Jose Luis Munuera Montero and not overturned by VAR, Daniel Jesus Trujillo Suarez, has now earned the Netherlands international a single-match suspension.
Issuing a verdict on the suspension, the sole judge for the non-professional competitions of the RFEF wrote:
“One match suspension for acting violently in the course of play or as a direct consequence of an incident therein, with an additional fine in application of Article 52.”
Frenkie de Jong of FC Barcelona
De Jong handed a one-match ban. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
De Jong will serve the suspension in the next match, in accordance with Article 56 of the Disciplinary Code, which specifies:
Suspensions resulting from the Spanish Super Cup, regardless of their severity, shall entail the prohibition to be selected, to play, to access the field of play, the bench and the dressing room, for as many matches as the sanction covers, in the order in which they take place, even if, due to fixture changes, postponements, replays or any other circumstance, the schedule initially established at the start of the competition has been altered.”
This means that De Jong will serve his suspension in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 match next Thursday, when Barcelona face Racing Santander in Santander, in a single-elimination tie.
Hansi Flick will be able to count on the Dutch midfielder for next Sunday’s La Liga match against Real Sociedad.
Source: Mundo Deportivo