Paris St Germain's Dani Alves gets three-match ban

This file photo taken on December 9, 2017 shows Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Dani Alves playing the ball during the French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. Alves has been handed a three-game ban by the French league (LFP) following his sending-off against Lyon on January 21, AFP reports on January 25, 2018. Pic/ AFP PHOTO

Paris Saint-Germain defender Dani Alves has been handed a three-game ban by the French league (LFP) following his sending-off against Lyon last weekend. Alves was shown a straight red card early in the second half of PSG's 2-1 defeat in Lyon for dissent and the disciplinary committee of the LFP, meeting on Thursday, banned him for three games plus a fourth match suspended for now. The veteran Brazilian will therefore miss this Saturday's home league meeting with Montpellier, a League Cup semi-final at Rennes next Tuesday and the trip to Lille on February 3. PSG are currently eight points clear of Lyon at the top of the Ligue 1 table.

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