Antonio Rudiger Opens Up on the Awkward Moment Real Madrid Incorrectly Spelt His Name

• German defender Antonio Rudiger left Chelsea for Real Madrid in the summer after five years at Stamford Bridge
• He played his first game at the Santiago Bernabeu for the Los Blancos against Real Betis in a La Liga clash
• Apparently, there was a spelling mistake with Antonio Rudiger's name on his first home debut

Antonio Rudiger has revealed that there was a spelling mistake on the Santiago Bernabeu board with his name on his official home debut.

The 29-year-old penned a four-year contract with the Spanish giants as a free agent from Chelsea in the summer.

He played his first home game as a second-half substitute for Los Blancos in their 2-1 victory over Real Betis on September 3.

Prior to his introduction, the board printed the Germany international's name as 'Rudiguer'.

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Translated by Tribuna, German outlet Sport1 asked the former Chelsea defender how he felt about it.

"My little cousin drew my attention to it," Rudiger said of the incident.

"He sent me a photo of my locker and asked: "Toni, what's going on there?" I forwarded this directly to our team manager - with the note that you're welcome to omit the 'U'.

"He then apologized to me 1000 times. But like I said, that wasn't a problem for me. I had to laugh about it myself," Rudiger added.

Rudiger has played in all 9 Real Madrid games so far, helping the team keep 3 clean sheets and scoring once.

The centre-back is an easy-going character and one of the liveliest in the Real Madrid dressing room despite joining three months ago.

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Rudiger joined the Spanish champions on a free transfer from Premier League giants Chelsea in the summer and he has imposed himself on Spanish football.

The Germany international also impressed as a centre back for Los Blancos, who have made the perfect start to their title defence, winning all five games.

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