Real Madrid defender Antonio R\u00fcdiger has apologized for his outburst of rage against the referee at the end of his team\u2019s Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona.<\/p>\n
The Germany defender was incensed when teammate Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was pulled back for a foul instead of threatening for a goal at the end of extra time in the 3-2 defeat that finished in the early hours on Sunday, and he had to be restrained by teammates and coaching staff after apparently throwing a small bag of ice onto the field and shouting at the referee, The AP news reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s definitely no excuse for my behavior last night,\u201d R\u00fcdiger wrote Sunday in an Instagram story. \u201cI\u2019m very sorry for that. We played a very good game from the 2nd half on.\u201d<\/p>\n
R\u00fcdiger had gone off midway through the second period of extra time after earlier having had his legs bandaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter 111 minutes I was not able to help my team anymore and before the final whistle I did a mistake,\u201d R\u00fcdiger said. \u201cSorry again to the referee and to everyone I have disappointed last night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea also handed out red cards to Jude Bellingham and Lucas V\u00e1zquez for protesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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