The Real Madrid defender ended up in trouble after Saturday's Spanish cup final against Barcelona, when he from the bench threw an object at the referee and received a red card.
The 32-year-old German was substituted during the extension of the cup final, which Barcelona won, and the action risked a long suspension.
On Tuesday evening, the verdict came: Rüdiger is suspended for six matches.
Earlier in the day, however, the news came that he had undergone knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
Great criticism has been directed at Rüdiger after his outburst. Not least from his home country, where, among others, the great players Rudi Völler, who is also Germany's national team manager, and Lothar Matthäus have expressed themselves.
He went crazy, he lost control of himself, said Matthäus according to Spanish AS.
The main person himself has apologized for his action.
