A soccer player in Spain got kicked out of a game when he hurled the ball straight at a Barcelona player's face from just feet away

• Sevilla's Jules Kounde lost his temper in spectacular fashion during a La Liga game Tuesday
• After a clash with Barcelona's Jordi Alba, Kounde hurled a ball directly at his opponent's head

Jules Kounde of Spanish soccer team Sevilla lost his cool in spectacular fashion Tuesday night, getting kicked out of a game for throwing a ball straight at the head of an opposition player.

French defender was shown a straight red card after launching the ball directly at Barcelona's Jordi Alba during his side's 1-1 draw with the Catalan side.

Sevilla went ahead on the night in the 32nd minute courtesy a goal from Papu Gomez, before Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo levelled for the visitor on the stroke of half time.

Tempers boiled over just after the hour mark when Alba barged into Kounde as he went to take a throw-in, prompting the Frenchman to throw the ball at the Spaniard's face. Kounde's throw actually connected with Alba's shoulder, but the defender went down in theatrical fashion, clutching his face and writhing in apparent agony on the floor.

The angry outburst saw the 23-year-old shown a straight red card for the first time in his career.

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Manager Julen Lopetegui spoke after the match on the incident, telling reporters: "Kounde knows that he has been wrong, he makes little mistakes but today he has.

"It is a matter of age, it will surely not happen again."

The Spanish boss added when asked if he had spoken to the player: "A bad day at the office happens to anyone. He is a very intelligent guy, very young and as a young man he is wrong, he fell into the rival trap but he will surely learn from this."

English Premier League side Chelsea made several bids to buy Kounde from Sevilla during the summer, but saw its offers rebuffed by the La Liga side, according to Sports Illustrated.

Sevilla said the France international could leave if Chelsea paid his $90 million release clause, however the London club deemed the fee too high.

In an interview with TF1, per Sports Illustrated, in November, Kounde hinted that he was disappointed the proposed move never materialized.

"Did it affect me? Yes, a little bit, but now I've dealt with it," he said.

Kounde is still keen on a switch to Chelsea and ESPN claim the Blues' hopes of finally landing him have now taken a boost, with Sevilla willing to lower its asking price to between $56 million for the star next summer.