Re al Madrid beat eternal rivals Barcelona 3-1 in the Spanish Super Cup first leg on Sunday at Camp Nou.
The highlight of the night was Cristiano Ronaldo’s spectacular goal that put his side in the driving seat, which was soon to be followed by a controversial red card for a supposed simulation.
Thus CR7 has been suspended for five games, which means he will miss Wednesday’s second leg of the fixture. He will also automatically miss the matches against Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia, Levante and Real Sociedad.
The 32-year-old will, however, be able to play in the Champions League but will not return to domestic action until 20 September against Real Betis.
The Portugal captain has 10 days to appeal.
Madrid had already said they will appeal against Ronaldo’s second yellow card shown for diving eight minutes from time following pressure from Samuel Umtiti.
“Ronaldo’s sending-off annoys me because even if it is not a penalty, the card is harsh. We will see if we can do something so that he is available on Wednesday” said Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane after the game.
