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 had teammates had to stop him from confronting the referee.

Real Madrid missed out on the Copa del Rey trophy on Saturday, losing to rivals Barcelona 3-2 after extra time. A 116th-minute strike from Jules Kounde secured

Rudiger had to be held back by his team-mates and coaching staff and appeared to throw a missile in the direction of De Burgos Bengoetxea.