Welcome to a new series on Managing Madrid: Highlight packages and player comps! As we delve into more and more video content, we’ll also be keeping it in mind to make player comps after games — bothReal Madrid at the club level as well as its players on international duty. We’ll also do historical videos, as well as compilations over longer sample sizes. We hope you enjoy.
Antonio Rüdiger has been one of the most reliable defenders in the Champions League on big nights over the past few years.
Anytime Real Madrid have a difficult center-back assignment, the German raises the call, and man-marks players like Erling Haaland and Victor Osimhen in the Champions League with lock-down defense.
As we approach another big night vs Napoli, we’ve compiled some of Rüdiger’s defense vs Haaland and Osimhen, respectively, below.
Enjoy the German at his best: