Under article 101 of the RFEF disciplinary code, which covers “mild violence” towards referees, Rudiger could have received a suspension of between four and 12 matches.

All six games of Rudiger’s suspension will be served in league matches, meaning that it will extend until the start of next season.

He will be banned for the final five games in La Liga this campaign, and for the opening game of the 2025-26 campaign.

Rudiger is unlikely to be hugely impacted by the ban, after undergoing knee surgery on Tuesday which is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season.

Real did not give a timescale for his recovery but Spanish media reports say he could be out for between six and eight weeks, which would rule him out of the rest of the domestic season and make him doubtful for the Club World Cup, which starts on 15 June.

Rudiger had apologised for the incident, saying there was “definitely no excuse” for his behaviour.

According to the RFEF, this apology was used as attempted mitigation by Real for a reduction in Rudiger’s ban.

Vazquez has been suspended for two games, both of which will be served in Copa del Rey fixtures.

Meanwhile, the club say left-back Ferland Mendy has suffered a hamstring injury and central defender David Alaba has ruptured the meniscus in his left knee.