Antonio Rudiger escapes punishment over Paul Pogba ‘bite’ as Uefa decide against disciplinary case

(AP)

Germany defender Antonio Rudiger will face no further action from Uefa for his 'bite' on France midfielder Paul Pogba during Tuesday night's game.

Rudiger had said before the game in Munich that the Germans may have to play dirty, and in a bizarre incident with Manchester United's Pogba the defender pressed his open mouth against the back of the French World Cup winner.

Pogba protested to the referee, though no decision was given.

Uefa's disciplinary body assessed reports from the match officials on Wednesday morning before deciding that the 28-year-old Chelsea man had no case to answer.

Pogba described the incident as a "nibble" following France's 1-0 win over the Germans.

“With Tony, we are friends,” said Pogba. “This was nothing big. I think you saw the TV pictures, this is all over, this belongs to the past, I'm not crying for yellow or red cards for such actions.

“He nibbled, I think, a little bit on me, but we've known each other for a long time. I felt it, I told the referee, he takes the decisions and he took the decision. It's over, I just want to play football.

“He hasn't received any card, I think it's better like this. I don't want him to be suspended because of such a situation. At the end of the match we hugged each other and that's it.”

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