Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has apologized for his livid outburst on the referee following his group’s Copa del Rey remaining loss to Barcelona.
The Germany worldwide misplaced his cool deep into additional time after teammate Kylian Mbappe was pulled again for a foul simply as he appeared poised to attain.
Rudiger needed to be restrained by teammates and workers after hurling a small bag of ice onto the sphere and shouting angrily on the referee throughout the 3-2 defeat, which ended within the early hours of Sunday.
“There’s definitely no excuse for my behavior last night,” Rudiger wrote Sunday in an Instagram story. “I’m very sorry for that. We played a very good game from the second half on.”
Rudiger had gone off halfway by means of the second interval of additional time after earlier having his legs bandaged.
“After 111 minutes I was not able to help my team anymore and before the final whistle I made a mistake,” Rudiger stated. “Sorry again to the referee and to everyone I disappointed last night.”
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea additionally handed out crimson playing cards to Jude Bellingham and Lucas Vazquez for protesting.
De Burgos wrote in his match report that Rudiger “threw an object from the coaching area that didn’t reach me,” and that the Germany defender displayed “an aggressive attitude.”
Rudiger faces a potential multi-game suspension, whereas Bellingham and Vazquez seemingly face lesser sanctions.
The day earlier than the ultimate, De Burgos denounced a marketing campaign to discredit him by Real Madrid’s official membership tv station.
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