Ruli: Maybe it s because of the height difference, Kavajal hit my nose with his head

Hupu September 17th In the first round of the 2025-26 Champions League, Real Madrid defeated Marseille 2-1 with Mbappe's penalty kick. But Marseille goalkeeper Ruli is still the hero of the team at the Bernabeu this night. The Argentine goalkeeper contributed 13 saves in the game, and 10 of them were saved in the penalty area, blocking Real Madrid's attack with his own strength. In the end, Real Madrid fans booed him and regarded him as a villain because Kavajal hit Ruli with a head-bumping attack on Ruli.

After the game, the Argentine goalkeeper was interviewed by DAZN, and he talked about the clash with Carvajal. "It was an emergency in the game. Kavajal was in an unmarked state. I raised my hand and signaled my teammates to come and make up for the defense. Then he pushed my hand away and we started to have an argument. Then he came over and hit my nose from bottom to top - maybe because of the height difference." Then Ruli fell to the ground in pain, and the referee confirmed through VAR and directly showed a red card to send Kavajal off the court.

"I didn't exaggerate at all, and he realized immediately that he had made a mistake, that's all. But my nose was fine, it hurt at the time, but now everything is fine," the Marseille goalkeeper said at the end.