The pair received red cards in the dying minutes, with Real 4-0 up, both for time wasting. Given that Mourinho began whispering with his substitutes bench and spoke to Alonso just before his red card, there was speculation that the red cards were planned to avoid carrying over their yellow cards to the knock out phase.
UEFA said in a statement: “A disciplinary case has been opened against Real Madrid CF for the improper conduct of coach Jose Mourinho and players Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek during the UEFA Champions League Group G match against AFC Ajax in Amsterdam on Tuesday.”
