Antonio Rudiger could be confronted with a 12-match mammothban after he thrown ice to the referee during the dramatic Copa del Rey Final defeat of Real Madrid.
The former Chelsea defender lost his cool and received a red card for throwing an icardo to Ricardo de Burgos BergoetXea after a fight against a decision in the last phases of their 3-2 loss for bitter Rivals Barcelona.
Jules Kounde scored in the 116th minute for the victory and their 32nd Copa del Rey title in the El Clasico in the La Cartuja Stadium of Sevilla in Sevilla.
Rudiger, who moved to the Bernabeu in 2022, had to be stopped by Ferland Mendy and an employee of Madrid when the official approached to send him away.
He could be seen in insulting the referee, with some reports claiming that the defender said 'you are a miscarriage' and 'son of a WH ***'.
The referee said in his report after the game that Rudiger was sent for: “Throwing an object from the technical area that missed me.”
He added the German international 'an aggressive attitude'.
Rudiger, who has apologized since then, could get a long enchanting on the sidelines with the disciplinary code of the Spanish football federation stating that 'mild violence' could lead to a ban of 12 games.
However, he can be banned for up to six months if his actions are considered 'attack against referees'.
If it is assumed that the law has held a 'serious risk', the suspension could last up to a year.
After the loss of Madrid, Rudiger wrote: 'There is absolutely no excuse for my behavior last night. I'm very sorry about that.
'We played a very good game from the 2nd half – after 111 minutes I could no longer help my team and before the last whistle I made a mistake.
“Sorry for the referee and for everyone I disappointed last night.”
The German national team sports director Rudi Voller has since criticized the defender.
'Toni is a great player, but as a national team player he also has to show class in his behavior. He rightly demands respect for himself, but he has to give the same respect for others without exception.
'In this case, he and some teammates died from the extremely heated atmosphere that, inexplicably, often surrounded the club, even before the kick -off. That is unacceptable, especially for a German international. '
In addition to Rudiger, Lucas Vazquez was sent on the field after a storm to protest against a call in which Barcelona saw a free kick for an error by Kylian Mbappe during Madrid's last attack.
England star Jude Bellingham was shown a red card after the last whistle for 'the aggressive approaching of the referee' and that 'had to be stopped by teammates'.
A clip that is spread on social media lets him rage: “Everything 50/50 goes their way, everything 50/50.”
Madrid is now confronted with a trophic season that was also dumped by Arsenal from the Champions League.
They remain four points behind Barcelona with only five LA Liga matches that have left this season.
Their anger towards the civil servant was amid criticism of him focused on the internal TV channel of the club that brought Bengoetxea to tears and threatened to result in the cancellation of the competition.
Real Madrid TV has broadcast a video with his mistakes and emphasized that he had never been in charge of a Champions League of FIFA level match before the game.
BengoetXea insisted tears to stop during his press conference before the competition.
In turn Boycotte Madrid different pre-match activities, which led to fears that they would swallow the collision. However, on Friday, however, the club issued a statement in which he insisted that they 'never intended' to boycott the game.
Rudiger's promotions in Seville could end his season. In 2012, Granada -midfielder Dani Benitez was banned for three months to throw a bottle to an official one.
In the meantime, Manger Carlo Ancelotti's second Stint seems to end in Real Madrid to end when the season ends.
The Italian, who is the only manager who has won all the top competitions of Europe, is supposed to close when moving to Brazil.