‘Maybe he’s man enough to admit it’ — Bayern Munich’s Josip Stanišić says Antonio Rüdiger insulted him after kick
The FC Bayern defender did not like whatever the Real Madrid star said to him.
MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Josip Stanisic of FC Bayern Munich goes down with an injury and is checked on by teammates Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise, Serge Gnabry and Referee Slavko Vincic during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF at Football Arena Munich on April 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bayern Munich defender Josip Stanišić had a tough go during his team’s 4-3 (6-4 on aggregate) win over Real Madrid in the Champions League. The Croatian needed to leave the game after halftime due to an injury sustained after a collision with Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger.
The play, which ended up resulting in a goal for Real Madrid, stung Bayern Munich in both ways as it could have easily been called a foul on Rüdiger — preventing the goal from counting. As Stanišić was down in pain, he said that Rüdiger said something to him after kicking him while he was down. Whatever it was, Stanišić was offended and did not want to repeat it.
“I don’t need to talk about what happened when I was on the ground. You can ask him, but in my opinion it’s completely unacceptable. Only one word was spoken, twice — you can ask him yourself — maybe he’s man enough to admit it.
I don’t want to say anything because I’m not someone who wants bad blood. I don’t take it personally. It happens in the heat of the moment.