Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has been suspended for two games for "disrespect" to the referee who sent him off at Osasuna, but avoided a longer ban for swearing at the official, according to Sky Sports.

The 21-year-old is available to face Manchester City in Wednesday's Champions League knockout play-off second leg but will miss LaLiga fixtures against Girona and Real Betis.

Bellingham was shown a straight red card in the first half of Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Osasuna on Saturday, the latest moment of controversy the club feel they have come up against in recent weeks.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti claimed after the game the referee had accused Bellingham of shouting "f*** you" over a decision he disagreed with, but that the 21-year-old had actually said "f*** off".

The England midfielder faced a potential ban of up to 12 matches under the Spanish FA's regulations, but will be suspended for only two matches as well as facing a potential fine after the governing body deemed Bellingham demonstrated a "disrespectful/inconsiderate" attitude towards the referee.

Separately, the referee who sent off Bellingham has denounced what he calls a "false accusation" by local media that has led to him being temporarily sidelined by the Spanish FA.