Kylian Mbappe has learned his fate after seeing a yellow card upgraded to a straight red in the first half of Real Madrid's 1-0 win over Alaves at the weekend.
Los Blancos and France forward Mbappe will serve a one-match suspension following his tackle on Alaves' Antonio Blanco, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday.
The Frenchman was shown a straight red card in Sunday's game against Alaves for a violent challenge on midfielder Blanco, with the referee overturning his initial decision to give him a yellow after a VAR review.
The RFEF’s Disciplinary Committee ruled the dismissal warranted the minimum one-match sanction under article 130 of its regulations.
Following the incident, Mbappe apologised to Blanco and his Real Madrid team-mates. He will miss Real's next game against Athletic on Sunday.
Alaves' Manu Sánchez, who was sent off for a similar challenge on Vinicius Jr in the same match, will also serve a one-match ban.
While Carlo Ancelotti will not want to be without one of his stars up against a side chasing Champions League qualification, it does mean that he will avoid the originally feared three-game ban.
Reports from Spain suggested that Ancelotti had spoken to Mbappe after he saw red in a bid to understand what the Frenchman was going through during the game, looking to ensure his star is in the best state possible for the Arsenal clash.
Real take on Arsenal at the Bernabeu on Wednesday trailing 3-0 after a Declan Rice double and a strike from Mikel Merino put the Gunners in the ascendancy in north London.
It is further claimed that both Ancelotti and president Florentino Perez have 'impressed' upon Mbappe the importance of the Arsenal game, and that they need the best form of their newest talisman on show.
Mbappe will crucially now be available for the crunch Copa Del Rey clash with arch-nemesis Barcelona on Saturday April 26.
Real are also scheduled to take on Getafe after facing Athletic, and the availability of their summer arrival will be a huge boost to their hopes of chasing down Barca in LaLiga.