Xabi Alonso anakuwa mchezaji wa 22 kuikosa fainali ya ligi ya mabingwa Ulaya kutokana na kupata adhabu ya kadi. Wajue wengine hapa

Blow: Xabi Alonso will become the 22nd player to miss a Champions League final following his foul on Bastian Schweinsteiger

Head slumped, his frozen expression a betrayal of his regret and realisation, Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso knew that he had sinned against himself.

A sliding tackle – both mistimed and needless – had sent Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger tumbling to the turf and, with it, went crashing Alonso’s own hopes of a third Champions League final appearance.

A third yellow card of the campaign automatically ruled him out of next month’s final against the victors of Wednesday night’s semi-final between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid; he will be the 22nd player in the history of the competition to suffer such heartache.

Devastated: Alonso (bottom) realises he will miss Real's first Champions League final since 2002

  

Alonso, though, could yet have company in the sin bin in Lisbon with five players treading the suspension tightrope at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s Willian and David Luiz and Atletico’s Koke, Juanfran and Emiliano Insua are all one booking away from joining Alonso on the sidelines on May 24.

Were one of the Blues pair to suffer their own yellow peril, they could turn to one of three team-mates for some words of comforts.

Risk: David Luiz and Willian are one yellow card away from missing a potential Champions League final

For John Terry, Ramires and Branislav Ivanovic were all banned for the 2012 final when Chelsea’s penalty-shootout victory over Bayern Munich saw them claim their first Champions League trophy.

Willian has been electrifying for Chelsea this season and there is no suggestion Jose Mourinho will save the Brazilian for any potential final, especially with the tie at 0-0.

Likewise Luiz who, with Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel suspended and Nemanja Matic ineligible, must anchor the midfield against the Spaniards. It could well prove a nervy evening.

Here, Sportsmail runs you through the 22 players to have missed Champions League finals because of suspension…

1994 - AC Milan 4 Barcelona 0

Alessandro Costacurta and Franco Baresi (Milan)

1996 - Juventus 1 Ajax 1 (Juventus win on penalties)

Michael Reiziger (Ajax)

1999 - Manchester United 2 Bayern Munich 1

Roy Keane and Paul Scholes (Man Utd)

Suited: Paul Scholes and Roy Keane join Manchester United for their 1999 Champions League celebrations

2000 - Real Madrid 3 Valencia 0

Amedo Carboni (Valencia)

2002 - Real Madrid 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1

Ze Roberto (Leverkusen)

2003 - AC Milan 0 Juventus 0 (Milan win on penalties)

Pavel Nedved (Juventus)

Czech out: Pavel Nedved, pictured with Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane, was suspended for Juventus' 2003 Champions League final

2009 - Barcelona 2 Manchester United 0

Eric Abidal and Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Darren Fletcher (Man Utd)

2010 - Inter 2 Bayern Munich 0

Thiago Motta (Inter), Franck Ribery (Bayern)

2011 - Barcelona 3 Manchester United 1

Jose Pinto (Barcelona)

2012 - Chelsea 1 Bayern Munich 1 (Chelsea win on penalties)

Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry, Ramires and Raul Meireles (Chelsea), David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luis Gustavo (Bayern)

Quick change: John Terry ditched his suit to join Chelsea's celebrations after the victory over Bayern in 2012

2014 - Real Madrid v Chelsea/Atletico Madrid

Xabi Alonso (Real)