That Antonio Rudiger is cut from different cloth is something that has been known for some time. His performance for Real Madrid against Shakhtar Donetsk is just the latest example of the German international’s warrior spirit.
Despite pouring blood from a strong collision, he didn’t stay on the ground. He saw the ball heading into the back of Anatoliy Trubin‘s net and then he got up and did not lie down until David Alaba forced him to the ground.
Antonio Rudiger’s injury
It wasn’t even Rudiger who set off the alarms but Nacho Fernandez, whose gestures warned Real Madrid‘s medical staff that the ceter-back’s injury was serious.
“I’m a little crazy. Needless to say, they’ve all realized that I’m a completely crazy guy,” Rudiger said back in September.
Rudiger brings so much to Real Madrid
In football it is often said that you play the way you train and Rudiger confirms this to be true. He knows nothing other than to give 100 percent at all times.
A few days into the pre-season in Los Angeles, he didn’t hesitate to make a rough challenge on his teammate, Eden Hazard. It was the kind of challenge that might have been badly received.
Against Shakhtar, his injury didn’t stop him from smiling although another player may have – understandably – asked to be taken to the hospital immediately.
That was his second Real Madrid goal. It was also his second in the Champions League after the one he netted at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with Chelsea last season.
Rudiger scored the same number of goals in 72 games with Roma and 80 matches at Stuttgart. As a Chelsea player, he found the back of the net 12 times in 203 duels.
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