Edinson Cavani's day quickly turned from a dream to a nightmare during Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 win over Lens in Ligue 1.
With the international break coming to an end, the two sides met on Friday at the Stade de France due to Lens' Bollaert stadium being renovated.
With the title holders looking to gain ground on runaway leaders Marseille, who top the league with 22 points, Laurent Blanc's men came out of the fixture with all three points, moving to within six points of Marcelo Bielsa's side.
But the victory did not come with ease. Adama Coulibaly put the home side in front after 10 minutes with a 20-yard strike, but Yohan Cabaye leveled the game for Les Parisiens after 28 minutes.
Argentine defender Maxwell then gifted Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 lead before being awarded a penalty in the 55th minute. Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani stepped up to the plate to convert the spot kick, and confidently slotted in his team's third goal of the night. What happened next, though, was a perfect definition of a goal celebration gone wrong.
After putting the ball in the back of the net, the 27-year attacker got on one knee performed a sniper gesture, celebrating the goal by mimicking a gun.
Referee Nicolas Rainville was not pleased with Cavani's actions and gave him a yellow for the goal celebration. And when the former Napoli ace protested against the booking, he put his hand on the match official, which resulted in a second yellow card for the Uruguayan as Cavani was given his marching orders.
Edinson Cavani performed a sniper gesture after scoring a penalty in PSG's 3-1 win over Lens, and got booked by the referee
The Uruguayan then touched the match official in demonstration and was shown a second yellow
The PSG players argue with Nicolas Rainville after his decision to send off the 27-year-old former Napoli star
Cavani claps for the fans and exits the pitch after receiving his marching orders
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The club's president Nasser Al Khelaifi expressed his anger in the referee's decision to send off Los Charrúas star, telling Canal Plus television: "He doesn't deserve this red card. Why did he get this yellow card before? He always celebrates the same way."
Cavani was not the only player to be dismissed in the game. Lens' Jean-Philippe Gbamin picked up a second booking for a shove on Cavani inside the penalty box, which led to the 55th minute spot kick. Jerome Le Moigne was the last player to be kicked off the pitch after being handed a second yellow right before the hour mark.
