Paul Pogba (center) and Antonio Rüdiger clashed on Tuesday. © APA / afp / MATTHIAS HANGST
The French national soccer player Paul Pogba does not want to overestimate the implied bite of Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger in the European Championship game on Tuesday evening.
16. June 2021
“He’s a friend of mine. That was on the pitch, we clashed for a moment. It’s over now, it’s in the past, “said the midfielder after the 1-0 success of the reigning world champions against the German team in the first group game in Munich.
“I’m not someone who shouts for a card. I think he bit me a little, that’s friendly, we know each other well. “
Pogba felt a bite movement
TV pictures showed how Champions League winner Rüdiger from Chelsea FC pushed his opponent Pogba from behind shortly before the end of the first half and made a kind of bite movement on the 28-year-old’s back. “I felt that, I told the referee and he then makes his decision,” said Pogba about the strange scene with the German defender.
After the game, Rüdiger (far left) and Pogba (center) were reconciled. © APA / afp / ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN
“He didn’t get a card, so much the better for everyone. I don’t want him to be banned from doing that. We hugged at the end. “
Author: dpa / dl