📸 Close call! Offside flag denies Rüdiger the lead against Spain | OneFootball

📸 Close call! Offside flag denies Rüdiger the lead against Spain | OneFootball

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Padraig Whelan·27 November 2022

📸 Close call! Offside flag denies Rüdiger the lead against Spain

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So close.

After finding themselves under the cosh for much of the first half against Spain, Germany thought they’d managed a smash-and-grab lead five minutes before half-time.


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That came when Antonio Rüdiger was worryingly left unmarked inside the penalty area to head home a free-kick from the right.

But following a quick check, it was determined that the Real Madrid man was indeed offside.

A close call nonetheless for La Roja.