"Maybe he's man enough to admit it!" – Bayern defender reveals Rüdiger insulted him

Bayern Munich full-back Josip Stanisic has revealed he was insulted by Antonio Rüdiger doing his side's 4-3 win over Real Madrid.

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Josip Stanisic has criticised the behaviour of Antonio Rüdiger following an incident during Bayern Munich’s 4-3 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Stanisic went down after a challenge with Rüdiger shortly before Kylian Mbappé put Real Madrid 3-2 up just before half-time.

As the Croatian defender explained after the match, the Real Madrid centre-back said something to him that he did not want to repeat publicly.

“I think something like that is absolutely not okay. Only one word was said – and twice. But you can ask him yourself what he said. Maybe he's man enough to admit it,” Stanisic told reporters after Bayern’s 4–3 win on Wednesday night.

“I’m not someone who wants bad blood. And I don’t take it personally either. It happens in the heat of the moment. For me, the matter is settled. But I think things like that are not appropriate, whether you’re playing against each other or whether you know each other or not,” he continued.

After being shown a yellow card in the first half, Stanisic was substituted at half-time for Alphonso Davies as a precaution.