Ex-England international and Manchester United defended Rio Ferdinand is furious at Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger over his unsportsmanlike attitude towards Real Madrid defender,David Alaba at full time in the match Real Madrid versus Chelsea.
Chelsea had won the game 3-2 but lost 5-4 on aggregate and the result favoured Real Madrid as they progressed to the UCL’s Semi-final.
Rudiger pushed Madrid centre-back David Alaba away when he tried to console him after the match.
As the final whistle went, Alaba went to put his arms around Rudiger and console him, but the Germany international pushed him away and stormed off screaming, before dropping to his knees.
Other Real Madrid players tried to speak with Rudiger, but he remained furious on the ground.
Ferdinand, speaking on BT Sport, said: “It’s emotional, man. And I don’t think he’d necessarily want to react like that or see those pictures.
“But the feeling there you can’t control it. We’ve all been there after big games, I’ve said and done things that you regret, you think: ‘that’s not me, that’s not my normal personality’. But this is what football means to people.”