"The replays show there was nothing.
"But I don't need to look at the pictures, because I know exactly what I did - and that's nothing to justify a red card.
"I was pushed in the area. He came straight to me, put his hand on my neck and I opened my arms in a 'that's enough' way. We pushed each other but nothing serious," he added.
"We leaned heads against each other but that was all. Absolutely nothing else happened.
"When I saw the red card, I couldn't believe it, the situation was so surreal.
"And it's absurd because I'm aware that now I'll sit out a ban for something I didn't do. I feel dejected and very sad."