El Clasico: Sergi Roberto sent off for apparent ‘punch’ at Marcelo in first half at Nou Camp

SERGI ROBERTO saw red in El Clasico on Sunday night, and was given his marching orders.

The Spanish star was shown a red card in the closing minutes of the first half of Barcelona's clash with Real Madrid at the Nou Camp.

Roberto was involved in a nothing collision with Marcelo off the ball and hit out at the Brazilian defender.

The flailing arm hit Marcelo on his shoulder and Twitter users were quick to call it a punch.

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One user wrote: "Sergi Roberto getting a red card for the wackest punch I’ve ever seen is pure comedy."

Another social media post read: "Why would Sergi Roberto punch though! Clear red!"

Another adamant tweet read: "Sergi Roberto did punch Marcelo. Pretty stupid"

Cristiano Ronaldo was also seen gesturing with a closed fist on television images.

Even with the La Liga title race over, there was plenty of bite and edge to the latest Clasico.