Referee Felix Zwayer unintentionally came into focus at the top match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern. There was great indignation at BVB, while Thomas Müller could understand the resentment of the hosts. Meanwhile, Zwayer justified his decisions.
“I can understand the frustration and the anger. That’s the bitter thing that makes these scenes decide such an intense game,” said Müller after his team’s 3-2 win Sky.
Robert Lewandowski’s winning goal (78th) was the result of a controversial hand penalty caused by Mats Hummels. There had already been heated discussions on the field, coach Marco Rose was banished to the stands for complaining with yellow-red.
For Müller, however, the penalty was the right decision. “I’m probably not making friends now, but when I see the scene now, Hummels is already going with his arm. I can imagine that that is a penalty in the standard training of the referees,” he said. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann then spoke of an “undisputed” whistle.
Marco Reus felt the penalty for Munich was unfair. “I find that hard, I have to say. Mats really tries to move his head to the ball. Of course he needs his body there, that’s very clear,” he said.
In addition, the BVB captain was furious that Zwayer had not used the screen on the edge of the field in another situation – in contrast to the Hummels scene. Hernandez had pushed him off the ball in the 54th minute with a robust physical effort, which is why Reus had fallen in the penalty area.
Emre Can: “What a fucking penalty …”
“I asked him why he (Felix Zwayer, editor’s note) is not looking at my penalty scene. He says that it is only the upper body – but I walk through without an upper body, then he can do it himself look “, said Reus and pushed after the slow motion:” Oh my God. Oh yes. In the game I didn’t find it so clear, but now. Then he has to look at it at least. I notice the contact upstairs, but in Of course, it looks more intense in slow motion. It’s a shame he doesn’t watch it. “
Emre Can took a similar line. In addition, Zwayer said on the pitch that it was not a handball. “But the video referee said he should look at it. Then he gave the penalty. I don’t understand why he doesn’t go out with us and doesn’t look at it,” said the defensive player, emphasizing the alleged foul play to Reus: “That is a very clear penalty. Where is the contact with the ball? It just runs in his heels, I don’t understand.”
It’s a shame “that such a shitty penalty decides the game. Sorry for saying that. I’m standing here and we’re talking about the referee again. It was too often against Bayern for Bayern in the past. We had a great one today Football game, then something like that happens – it shouldn’t happen. It’s just a shame that the game ends for Bayern because of such a decision, “added Can.
Haaland speaks of a scandal – Bellingham attacks Zwayer
Erling Haaland also complained after the game and spoke to the Norwegian broadcaster Viaplay Fotball of a “scandal”. He asked the referee, “why he doesn’t just go out and look. He said that is not necessary. So arrogant … No, I have to come down a bit. Yes, he was arrogant. I won’t say more.”
In addition, the Norwegian reacted to a tweet on the “BVB Newsblog” about the referee setting the game with a thumb down, only to delete his assessment of the referee’s performance a short time later.
Jude Bellingham went even further: The 18-year-old played with Viaplay Fotball on the soccer betting scandal that Zwayer was involved in in 2005.
Rose escaped in sarcasm: “The Zwayer can still whistle a few more times for BVB. We’re ready, we’re preparing. You can throw a few more stones and sticks in our way, we’ll carry on.”
He also described his dismissal as “stupid”. He told Zwayer “relatively emotionally that he was wrong in several situations. Then you get yellow-red.”
VAR penalty: Zwayer faces criticism
Zwayer took a stand after the game. “In the game, it was not very clear to me whether the arm was stretched away from the body or not. I communicated that clearly to Cologne,” he explained with reference to Hummels’ handball. He saw the touch itself during the game.
The video referee told him that it was an “unnatural” hand movement by Hummels. “Then I looked at the process on the monitor and decided that it was a criminal handball,” said Zwayer.
Zwayer explained the duel between Hernandez and Reus with his line. The “contact in the upper body area represents a robust duel”, it was a situation “that is not black and white.” The second question was whether there was another contact between Reus and Hernandez: “The video referee denied that there was another contact, which is why there was no on-field review,” said Zwayer. “If the video referee had seen anything else, he would have told me that I [die Szene] should check. “
With regard to the yellow-red card against Rose, Zwayer only said that it had been a “repeated unsporting behavior”. Everything else will be noted on the score sheet.
