Kylian Mbappe was sent for a horror -tail only a few days before Real Madrid Face Arsenal.
The striker picked up the fifth red card of his career against Alaves – but his first in six years.
Fortunately for Mbappe, his side was up 1-0 at the time of the incident with Eduardo Camavinga on the score sheet.
And so the game ended, with Alaves also going to ten men when Manu Sanchez was fired in the 70th minute.
Mbappe, 26, will now serve a suspension of three games after he has been sent for serious false game, which means that he will miss the final of Copa del Rey against Barcelona crucial.
The Frenchman received his marching orders for a shocking tackle that left his opponent on the ground in a lot.
Mbappe went into diving with his studs and caught Antonio Blanco High on his shin.
He initially saw a yellow card before the referee raised his sentence after a VAR assessment.
Fans were shocked by the aggressive nature of the challenge, with one that compared it to Roy Keane's notorious 'Tackle' on Alfe-Iing Haaland.
A fan responded to say, “Right grim challenge.”
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Another added: “Disgusting tackle.”
A third wrote: “That is a Keane-Haaland who tackles bad bad things.”
And another noticed: “They should forbid him from all over football!
The red card from Mbappe comes days before Real Madrid Face Arsenal in the second stage of their quarterfinals of the Champions League, with the Spanish side 3-0.
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