Rudiger Given Six-game Ban For Throwing Object At Referee

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has been fixed a six-match prohibition for throwing an entity astatine nan referee during their Copa del Rey last nonaccomplishment to Barcelona.

Rudiger and Real team-mate Lucas Vazquez, who had some been substituted, were shown consecutive reddish cards for angrily reacting to a foul fixed against Kylian Mbappe soon earlier nan last whistle.

Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea said successful his study that centre-back Rudiger, 32, was dismissed for "throwing an entity from nan method area, which missed me".

BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague reported that Rudiger threw an crystal cube astatine nan official, external.

The study by nan Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said nan Germany defender had been fixed a six-game suspension "for insignificant unit against nan referees".

Vazquez has been suspended for 2 games.