The Sanction Sancet Faces for His Red Card against Barcelona - More Than One Match!

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The team trains on Sunday and Monday before flying to the Czech Republic. Sancet's expulsion and the referee's report condition his availability in LaLiga.

The Competition Committee must make a decision in the coming hours while the team prepares for a crucial Champions League match against Slavia. The Navarrese player could miss important matches in the domestic league.

The Athletic is preparing the trip to Prague with double training sessions - on Sunday and Monday - focusing on Tuesday's match against Slavia, crucial for their Champions League roadmap. Meanwhile, the Lions await the decision of the Competition Committee following Sancet's direct red card in the last game against Barcelona; the content of the report exposes him to a minimum sanction of two matches, so the Navarrese player could miss some key league games during a delicate stretch of the season, with consecutive matches against Levante, Real Madrid, and Atlético.

What the report says

The report drafted by José María Sánchez specifies that the attacking midfielder had no chance to play the ball, a circumstance considered aggravating. The referee initially showed a yellow card, but after VAR intervention, changed it to red as he deemed the challenge on Fermin worthy of expulsion for "excessive force" with the ball in play but no chance to reach it. The action is categorized as serious foul play, meaning any action that endangers the opponent's integrity or uses excessive force.

Potential Sanction and Schedule

The disciplinary code of the RFEF states that when an expulsion occurs without the opportunity to play the ball, the sanction will be, at least, two matches. In the most lenient scenario, Sancet would miss the matches against Levante and Real Madrid, with the threat of a longer punishment. In that case, the club will try to appeal to fit the penalty within the lower range. At the same time, the schedule presents an aspect: the Navarrese player will arrive with less match load for the European commitments against Slavia and PSG.