Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has apologized for his outburst of rage against the referee at the end of his team’s Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona.

Antonio Rüdiger has apologised for his sending off in Real Madrid's 3-2 Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona on Saturday, after he threw an object onto the pitch, and teammates had to stop him from confronting the referee.

Antonio Rudiger is now facing the possibility of a four-to-12-match ban for throwing an object towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea during Real Madrid's loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, something the defender has since apologized for.