Speaking in his capacity as a pundit on beIN Sports, former Madrid boss Jose Mourinho suggested Ramos knew exactly what he was doing.
“I think in the first half, both teams when they had the ball, they did not hurt the opponent too much,”
“There was no intensity on the defensive actions, with everybody playing in a low-medium block.
“It was not the temperature of a derby, of a Clasico that can settle the title.
“I think Sergio Ramos’ action probably is coming from a player that knows the game has to change.
“And probably he does it with the intention of creating a different temperature for the second half, because the game until then was really soft, in my opinion.”