Who is close to a yellow card suspension in Champions League?

Published20 October 2026

Players will receive a one-match ban should they receive four yellow cards before the semi-finals of the Champions League.

This rule runs from the start of the league phase until the end of the quarter-finals. After then, all yellow cards are wiped out and players cannot be suspended for multiple yellow cards.

Yellow cards that result in a red card during a match do not count towards a player's tally, as a separate suspension will be served.

The same rules apply for both the Europa League and the Conference League.

During the opening three rounds of the Champions League, 16 players received two yellow cards, meaning they are now two cautions away from a one-match ban.

Shakhtar Donetsk's Marlon Gomes, Villarreal's Santiago Mourino and Inter Milan's Hakan Calhanoglu are each on three yellow cards, putting them on the brink of a ban.

Players can also be suspended if they pick up six, eight or 10 yellow cards. This would also result in a one-match suspension every time a player hits an even number of yellow cards above four.

Red cards result in a one-match suspension, with Bayern Munich's Michael Olise missing his side's earlier clash with Arsenal after being sent off against Viking in the previous round of fixtures.

Uefa may increase the length of a red card ban for serious offences such as violent conduct.

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Which players have the most yellow cards in the Champions League?

Three yellow cards:

Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Marlon Gomes (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Santiago Mourino (Villarreal)

Santiago Mourino (Villarreal)

Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)

Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)

Two yellow cards:

Akim Zedadka (Sabah)

Akim Zedadka (Sabah)

Alvaro Carreras (Real Madrid)

Alvaro Carreras (Real Madrid)

Armando Obispo (PSV Eindhoven)

Armando Obispo (PSV Eindhoven)

Charles Vanhoutte (Feyenoord)

Charles Vanhoutte (Feyenoord)

Felix Lemarechal (Club Brugge)

Felix Lemarechal (Club Brugge)

Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli)

Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli)

Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray)

Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray)

Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce)

Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce)

Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah)

Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah)

Jan Virgili (Club Brugge)

Jan Virgili (Club Brugge)

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)

Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

Santiago Mourino (Villarreal)

Santiago Mourino (Villarreal)

Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven)

Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven)

Steve Solvet (Sabah)

Steve Solvet (Sabah)

Matheus Cunha* (Manchester United)

Matheus Cunha* (Manchester United)

Michael Olise* (Bayern Munich)

Michael Olise* (Bayern Munich)

Roland Sallai (Galatasaray)

Roland Sallai (Galatasaray)

Ramon Hendriks (Stuttgart)

Ramon Hendriks (Stuttgart)

Sergi Cardona (Villarreal)

Sergi Cardona (Villarreal)

Alessandro Bastoni* (Inter Milan)

Alessandro Bastoni* (Inter Milan)

Cristian Martinez (Slovan Bratislava)

Cristian Martinez (Slovan Bratislava)

Felix Lemarechal (Club Brugge)

Felix Lemarechal (Club Brugge)

Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan)

Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan)

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa)

Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa)

Archie Brown (Fenerbahce)

Archie Brown (Fenerbahce)

Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray)

Ismail Jakobs (Galatasaray)

Mickael Cuisance (Lens)

Mickael Cuisance (Lens)

Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge)

Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge)

Ezri Konsa (Arsenal)

Ezri Konsa (Arsenal)

Ismail Yusek (Fenerbahce)

Ismail Yusek (Fenerbahce)

Jorne Spileers (Club Brugge)

Jorne Spileers (Club Brugge)

Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)

Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)

Angel Ortiz (Real Betis)

Angel Ortiz (Real Betis)

Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli)

Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli)

Kristoffer Haugen (Viking)

Kristoffer Haugen (Viking)

Natan (Real Betis)

Natan (Real Betis)

Frank Anguissa (Napoli)

Frank Anguissa (Napoli)

*denotes two yellows that resulted in a red card

Which players are suspended for the next round of matches?

The following players will miss the next round of league phase matches following either a yellow or red card suspension:

Matheus Cunha (Manchester United - red card suspension)

Matheus Cunha (Manchester United - red card suspension)

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