Guardiola appeared gracious as he congratulated Real's coaching staff and players at the final whistle. However, something happened when he confronted Rudiger.
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In the centre circle, they shook hands, but the two had a conversation, and something bothered the Real Madrid player, who left the confrontation visibly upset.
Guardiola responded with a smile and by blowing kisses to the Real Madrid player, whom coach Álvaro Arbeloa intervened and moved to keep the defender away.
Real won the second-leg of their round of 16 tie 2-1 last night, so progressing to the quarterfinal 5-1 on aggregate.