European football's governing body, UEFA, are reportedly considering a rare punishment that could benefit Real Madrid.
On Wednesday night, Madrid welcomed Premier League giants Manchester City to the Bernabeu.
It turned out to be a wonderful night for Los Blancos, with Federico Valverde stealing the show by scoring a hat-trick to secure a 3-0 win for Alvaro Arbeloa's men.
Pep Guardiola's team will need to produce their best performance of the season next week if they are to keep their Champions League dream alive.
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Looking ahead, Madrid could take on Bayern Munich in the quarter-final if they manage to get through against City.
In what could be a huge boost for the 15-time winners, UEFA are reportedly considering action against Bayern.
During Bayern's 6-1 first-leg win over Atalanta, duo Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich were booked for time-wasting.
However, the pair's yellow cards have apparently been put under the microscope.
With Bayern 6-0 up at the time, Olise and Kimmich were booked, ruling them out of the second leg, which can now be considered a dead rubber.
This also means that the pair will not be at risk of a suspension for the first leg of the quarter-final.
As per The Sun, UEFA could look into the booking and if they find Olise and Kimmich guilty of getting yellow-carded on purpose, they could be punished.
Real Madrid duo Dani Carvajal and Sergio Ramos were found guilty of intentionally picking up a yellow card to get a timely ban.
As a result, they were handed an extra match's suspension.
Ramo's ban came in 2019, with Carvajal punished during the 17/18 season.
It was claimed that Ramos admitted he would “be lying if I said I didn’t force” the yellow card.
If Olise and Kimmich end up getting banned for an extra match, Madrid will be handed a big boost in a potential last-eight clash.
Topics: UEFA, Champions League, Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Football
Marcus Chan