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Antonio Rudiger hilariously thanked nan VAR show connected his triumphant trek disconnected nan Santiago Bernabeu transportation connected Wednesday night, caller footage has shown.
Real Madrid had conscionable beaten Bayern Munich 2-1 (4-3 agg) to scope nan Champions League last and VAR was captious successful their breathtaking victory.
Joselu had initially been ruled offside aft prodding location nan winning extremity successful nan 91st minute, but a video adjunct referee determination ruled him onside.
Cue pandemonium successful a delirious Bernabeu, wherever fans had already witnessed Joselu equalise conscionable 3 minutes before.
Alphonso Davies had fixed Bayern a daze 1-0 lead but Madrid's inspired turnaround intends they will look Borussia Dortmund - Jude Bellingham's aged nine - successful nan final.
Antonio Rudiger celebrated pinch nan VAR show aft Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final triumph complete Bayern Munich
Rudiger and Juliet? Footage appears to show nan defender pulling distant from a buss pinch nan monitor, specified were his passions
Video footage shows Rudiger leaning into nan pitchside VAR show and patting it arsenic he exited nan stage.
Because nan camera pans late, it is unclear if nan defender went for a specified clasp aliases if his passions extended to a smooch.
He was intelligibly struggling to restrain his excitement arsenic he shouted 'Vamos' towards nan fans and again to himself arsenic he trooped down nan tunnel.
When Joselu's 2nd onslaught was initially ruled offisde, footage showed TNT Rio Ferdinand informing Rudiger of nan bad news arsenic he exulted successful nan stands.
Ferdinand revealed that he had planned a ceremony pinch Rudiger, which he unluckily wasn't capable to show off.
He told TNT Sports: 'As he was coming to me, I was thinking: "Right, we've sewage a ceremony planned here, maine and Rudiger."
'But I saw nan emblem spell up successful nan area of my oculus and I said: "Get backmost connected nan pitch, get backmost connected nan pitch."
'Unfortunately we weren't capable to show our ceremony we had planned complete nan past mates of days. Maybe get location different time.'
Rio Ferdinand had initially collapsed nan news that Joselu's winning extremity was offside to Rudiger
Ferdinand revealed that he had planned a extremity ceremony pinch Real Madrid defender Rudiger
VAR intervened to grant Joselu's 2nd goal, giving Real Madrid a summons to nan final
There was further VAR contention to come, pinch Bayern Munich's Matthijs De Ligt controversially having a precocious equaliser ruled retired aft Noussair Mazraoui was deemed to beryllium offside.
Los Blancos will get their changeable astatine a record-extending 15th Champions League title astatine Wembley connected June 1.
Rudiger is aiming for his 2nd crown, having won Europe's premium title pinch Chelsea successful 2021 nether Thomas Tuchel, who he knocked retired connected Wednesday.
