Real Madrid's bid to get Cristiano Ronaldo's red card and two-match suspension reversed has been rejected, the Spanish soccer federation's appeals committee said on its website on Thursday.

Real had said that if the appeal failed they would take the case to Spain's Sporting Disciplinary Committee (CEDD), a body overseen by the government sports council (CSD).

Ronaldo was shown a straight red card in Sunday's 2-0 win over Malaga at the Bernabeu after catching defender Patrick Mtiliga with a flailing arm and breaking his nose.