Rudiger Given Six-Game Ban For Throwing Object at Referee

Real Madrid’s German defender Antonio Rudiger has been given a six-match ban for throwing an object at the referee during their Copa del Rey final loss to Barcelona in Seville on Saturday.

Rudiger and Real team-mate Lucas Vazquez, who had both been substituted, were shown straight red cards for angrily reacting to a foul given against Kylian Mbappe shortly before the final whistle.

Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea said in his report that centre-back Rudiger, was dismissed for “throwing an object from the technical area, which missed me”.