Instant 6-8 match ban. No excuse for this. What the hell was he thinking.

Maybe that's because aggressiveness of being 1-0 down but still he elbowed Godin and that was a red for sure. 6-8 matches maybe too much but 3 matches should be good imo.

Elbowed? He went full UFC on him. He could have seriously hurt him. That's worse than Suarez's bite on Ivanovic.

I think Ronaldo is a fantastic player but this isn't something a player of his reputation should be doing. Even in the 1-0 situation.

But this is way different than Suarez' situation. This kind of fouls are normal for football, and referee should have given him a red. Probably he didn't see it. I am not defending Ronaldo here, I agree what he did was too harsh. But I think these are normal for football; Godin was holding him by his throat. If it wasn't Ronaldo, that wasn't gonna be a big deal.

In that match i wish Ronaldo would have done that move to every player of that dirty dirty team.
Red card for sure but not deserving a ban.

No, judging by the video, Godin was placing his arm on Ronaldo's shoulder, as a block more than anything else.

Second of all, just because it's normal doesn't make it something more acceptable than a bite. How are actions like these even normal to begin with? I'm still perplexed by how some people consider a violent offense like a punch or a kick to the face much more acceptable than a bite to the arm or shoulder. What's Suarez going to do? Give him rabies?

I'm not trying to defend Suarez here. What he did was wrong and stupid and deserved the Ivanovic ban (the Chiellini one was harsh though, but that's another topic so let's ignore that). But this, this is just a couple of levels below Brandao's headbutt. The only difference with this is it was in the heat of the moment and (luckily for Ronaldo) Godin didn't break a bone.

I still stand by my opinion that this is a 6-8 match ban. I hope Ronaldo's status and connections doesn't lower the ban but considering how famous and well known he is with the higher-ups, I doubt it will be too long.

EDIT: After seeing the length of bans in punching incidents, I've changed my mind. 6-8 is too harsh and would be unfair, but he should still get a ban. 3 or 4 matches sounds right.

He deserves at least to be banned for 3-6 matches, no excuses for that kind of crazy gesture.

He shouldn't get away with it just because he's "Ronaldo". He definitely deserves a ban.

yellow card for both, no ban at all. Godin was all over him. Godin held Ronaldo down so Ronaldo didnt have a chance to jump so Ronaldo did the right thing. should've crushed Godin's balls instead.

Wow how many biased C.Ronaldo fans here? Had this happened TO C.Ronaldo, I BET you would have wanted lifelong ban to Godin? NO EXCUSES, that should be clear +5 match ban, you can't punch a guy straight to face like that. Had he just pushed Godin away, yellow card would've been fine.

biased ofc :P

Probably laws and bans exists only for Barcelona and Suarez.

Ramos punched Mandzu and what he got was just a yellow.

Disgusting Madrid players when they are not winning.
As always!

Wow. Just wow. Definite ban.

Funny to hear Madrid fans whining while their team is dirtier by far than Atleti, in the Trashico of Mourinho Era, they were disgusting to play.
Always whining when they loose, get some class and respect the victory of others...

Funny to see barca fans talking here when they're by far the most dirty and disgusting team in the world

ahh come on with all this " omg he almost killed him " ! My favorite sport is turning into feminine festival !

Yeah it is a red ( i would give yellow ) , but ban player to even 3 matches sounds silly to me .

There was an aggression from both and one overreacted over frustration . Incidents like this are regular occurrence during corner kick . Now move on .

P.s. I my self elbowed a player for putting hands in my face , so I understand Ronaldos frustration . It happens all the time .

P.s. I was also elbowed many times especially during corner kicks.

Agreed marcus, its a contact sport, people are insane here, bans bans bans...
Everything happening on the pitch should get a punishement on the pitch, a red is a good punishement to every agressive action thats it.
When its not seen then 1 or 2 games ban is enough, but come on.

Go watch snooker if you dont like this, in Rugby its almost nothing.

No, this isn't the same as street football or Sunday League football.

First off, Godin had no aggression what so ever. Sure he was being a prick and pulling Ronaldo (which happens a lot during corners) but you repay shirt pulling and shoulder barging with more shirt pulling and shoulder barging. Not f*cking punching someone right in the face.

Secondly, These are professional footballers of the highest standards. They should act like professionals (same goes to Ramos' punch on Mandzukic or any of Atleti's dirty tricks). Sure there are a couple of hard tackles or strong pulls here and there but punching someone is different. Tackles are dangerous, but the motive of a tackle is to get the ball. That is the point of the game. The motive of a punch is to hurt (or seriously injure) your opponent. That goes beyond the game and is a violent conduct.

'Heat of the moment or not', he shouldn't have acted so foolishly. A ban must be coming his way.

No offense to @Marcus and @tiki, but you guys are the insane ones here. How can you even consider a 3 match ban for a punch that could have broken Godin's nose silly, but be serious about something like Suarez's bite? Be fair. By the way, being a contact sport doesn't mean you can punch and kick all you want. Go and watch UFC for that stuff.

@Vendetta

We are all entitled to our opinions. Everyone has a different opinion on violence in football. For me, that is a red card and a 3 match ban. Yes, it is in the heat of the moment, but stupidity like that should not be tolerated. It does not matter how massive the name 'Ronaldo' in and of itself is, he still deserves a ban. Actions like that should be punished.

But, as is often the case, they are not. Atletico are probably the dirtiest team in La Liga, but they always get away with it. I've seen plenty of fouls from both Ramos and Pepe which went unpunished. Remember Pepe stepping on Messi's hand? That is a hard one to call, but it is still intentional. Ramos chokeslamming Puyol and slapping Xavi was also deserving of a 10 match ban. But he never got one. Instead, he ended up getting a 5 match ban 4 years later for dissent (for saying 'F*ck you' to the referee). I've seen Villa get a one match ban for slapping Ozil across the face, and Ozil getting a 3 match ban for saying 'Go to Hell' to the referee. Welcome to Spain, where proper punishments are never given.

I'm upset Ronaldo did something stupid like that, but it's not like Godin didn't deserve it. Remember this? Completely got away with it.

It's funny how some people say we are a dirty team. We have one or two dirty players. Who's dirty on our team? Just Ramos, Pepe, and Alonso from what I know. Is Ronaldo dirty? LOL, nope. A foul deserving of a red once per season is not what you'd call 'dirty'. It is one foul. Ronaldo barely commits a foul during matches. His average of fouls committed is incredibly low. On the other hand, Atletico's entire team racks up foul after foul.

"Always whining when they loose, get some class and respect the victory of others..."

Hmm, that's funny coming from a Barcelona fan.

"Probably laws and bans exists only for Barcelona and Suarez."

If you hadn't noticed, Suarez had been banned like this twice before already, and the ban came *before his move to Barcelona. Stop making idiotic comments. Suarez's ban wasn't any bias against Barcelona at all. It was an action that is inhuman in football. When was the last time you've seen a player bite* another in the middle of a match? I've only seen Suarez and Kahn do it in my entire life.

I'm sorry, I know this action was really absurd and all but you can't deny that At Mad are a really dirty team and they somehow always get away with anything they do. If Ronnie deserves a ban on this (Red imo, ban is too much), then judging by the SuperCup atleast 4-5 of At Mad's players should be banned as well. For example, did noone see what happened with Bale in the first leg? Peeps on reddit shrugged it off saying "it was a difficult angle for the ref, else it'd be a red". Well if that was a difficult angle, then there is no angle here.