La Liga have upheld the referee’s decision to send Barcelona manager Hansi Flick off against Girona, ensuring that the German coach will sit out Sunday’s Clásico against Real Madrid.
The normally placid Barça boss lost his cool while his team were frantically pushing for an equalizer at Montjuïc on Saturday. Flick received two yellow cards in a matter of seconds after reacting angrily to the minimal added time tacked onto the end of a tense Catalan derby.
