Ramos points finger at Busquets

Sergio Ramos has accused Sergio Busquets of feigning injury to get him sent off in Wednesday’s Copa del Rey quarter-final loss to Barcelona.

Spain defender Ramos was sent off for elbowing his international colleague Busquets in the face as the pair jumped for the ball in the closing stages of the second leg at Camp Nou.

The match ended 2-2, with Barca progressing at the expensive of the holders courtesy of a 4-3 aggregate victory.

Ramos, who refused to speak to reporters about his red card immediately after the game, feels he did nothing wrong and believes Busquets was guilty of play-acting.

“I am happy that the club are appealing my second yellow card because even though some don’t stop rolling around (on the turf), I didn’t touch him (Busquets),” Ramos wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, in a show of support for coach Jose Mourinho, with whom he is alleged to have had a training-ground dispute last week, Sergio Ramos also went online to wish the Portuguese a happy birthday.

“I would like to congratulate our coach Mourinho on his 49th birthday. Congratulations Boss!! Delighted to have you here,” he wrote.

The La Liga leaders will be hoping to quickly put their Copa del Rey elimination behind them when they tackle Real Zaragoza at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.