Sergio Ramos admitted that he got his 89th-minute yellow card on purpose to sit out Real Madrid's second leg against Ajax.

"Looking at the result, I'd be lying if I said I didn't force [the booking]. It is not to underestimate the opponent nor to think that the series is over, but in football you have to make tough decisions," said Ramos.

Ramos was fined in 2010 for purposely getting a yellow card in the group stages of the Champions League.