It has now been officially confirmed that Real Madrid will be without one of their most important players for the rest of the season, with the Spanish Football Federation having ruled on the fiery

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,

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.