Neymar set to miss crucial El Clasico clash

The Brazil global received a second yellow for a rash tackle on Diego Llorente during Barca's 2-0 LaLiga loss on Saturday, with the standard punishment for his dismissal a one-match ban.

Former Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez opened the scoring for Malaga with a breakaway goal in the 32nd minute before Jony added a 90th-minute second for the hosts.

In Saturday's game, Neymar earned two yellow cards, leading to an automatic red and ejection from the game, which was a first in La Liga since October 2015.

If Barcelona are going to overtake Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, they will nearly certainly need three points out of El Clasico.

In a rather freakish manner, Neymar picked up the first red card of his Barcelona career for two bookable offences - first for tying his bootlaces, and then for a late lounge on Diego Llorente after he's lost the ball.

"After being sent off and when he was heading towards the tunnel to the dressing rooms, he applauded the fourth official".

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Neymar da Silva from Brazil, right, gesture during their match against CF Malaga in a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Malaga and Barcelona in Malaga, Spain, Saturday April 8, 2017.

The 25-year-old star was sent off in the 65th minute at La Rosaleda stadium after receiving a second yellow card following a late challenge on Diego Llorente, being thus automatically ruled out for the coming clash with Real Sociedad on Saturday (15 April).

Los Blancos are now three points clear of their fierce rivals and have one game in hand. He was given a yellow card for "obstructing a free-kick" when he bent over to tie the laces of his shoes.

It's expected that Barcelona will appeal the suspension, but barring an overturn of the suspension it's expected Neymar will still miss the aforementioned matches. After all, they're trailing Real by three points in La Liga's standings and if they lose (or play to a draw in) El Clasico, it'll practically doom their chances of winning the league's championships.

'If we book players for this, we have to book players for everything'. "Especially when the opponent makes numerous fouls, but does not get a yellow card for it".