Rudiger says he was rooting for Real Madrid towards Liverpool in Champions League remaining

Germany defender Antonio Rudiger stated on Monday he was rooting for Real Madrid to beat Liverpool within the Champions League remaining final month as a result of was nonetheless hurting after dropping the FA Cup and League Cup finals with Chelsea towards the Merseyside membership.

Real floor out three come-from-behind wins towards Paris St-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City within the knockout stage to succeed in the ultimate, the place they beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris.

“I was really happy that Real Madrid won. I knew that I was going to play here and it was like a personal third final for me after those two losses in cup finals to Liverpool,” Rudiger informed a information convention as he was unveiled as a Real participant.

The 29-year-old centre again agreed to hitch the LaLiga and European champions on a four-year deal as a free agent as his contract with Chelsea expired on the finish of the 2021-22 season.

“Real Madrid is about profitable. That’s what it means to play on this membership and I’m actually wanting ahead to begin.

“What they did last year in the Champions League was hard to explain and put into words. It was incredible. They did it against all odds and doubts. Really remarkable,” Rudiger stated.

Rudiger, who was a part of the Chelsea aspect eradicated by Real within the quarter-finals, stated taking part in towards the staff that could possibly be his future membership was not a difficulty.

“At that time I wasn’t sure that I was going to Real, but it would be easy anyway because we are professionals and those contractual elements stay off the pitch,” Rudiger stated.

“It was a very special and intense game the second-leg, my first time playing at Santiago Bernabeu. It was all going well for our team but after we scored the third goal I was surprised that the atmosphere was still positive from the crowd, it was quite impressive.”

Chelsea, who misplaced 3-1 within the first leg in west London, led 3-0 within the return however allowed Real to attain twice late within the second half and qualify for the semi-finals 5-4.

Rudiger has been a key participant for Chelsea since becoming a member of from AS Roma in 2017, profitable the FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup. He made 54 appearances in all competitions in his remaining season, all from the beginning, greater than every other Chelsea participant and departed with 203 appearances and 12 objectives to his title.

Rudiger has performed 50 instances for Germany since his debut in 2014.