Lothar Matthäus criticizes Deniz Aytekin for being sent off against Dahoud: “Kindergarten”

Lothar Matthäus commented on the debate about Mahmoud Dahoud’s dismissal in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 defeat by Borussia Mönchengladbach. The record international criticized referee Deniz Aytekin for his decision in his Sky-Column.

Matthäus thinks it is completely convincing to show Dahoud yellow-red. “Kindergarten”, wrote Matthäus and added: “Of course the Dortmunder could have acted a little more cleverly and omitted the gesture to referee Deniz Aytekin. But that was neither disrespectful nor totally sporty and for me in no way deserved this tough consistency.”

Although he thinks Aytekin is a good referee, he lacked tact in this situation. “Neither his subsequent explanation nor the action on the pitch did not convince me,” added Matthäus: “And just because the referee told another player in a previous scene that he would like to refrain from waving his hand, he can in one completely different scene don’t punish a player so harshly. Especially not in a game like this, with such explosiveness. I expect something different. “

The scene had caused a lot of discussion after the game. BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke had in Sport1-Double pass declares that the FIFA referee behaved like “a bandmaster”. Sports director Michael Zorc spoke in the image of “kin liability”.

Aytekin reacted calmly to the allegations. Despite the criticism, BVB officials had also emphasized that the main culprit would lie with the midfielder. Dahoud himself had already apologized for his behavior on Instagram after the game.

Matthew, on the other hand, is of the opinion that Aytekin already regrets his decision. He is “actually known for his instinct and the right nose for the respective situation,” explained the 60-year-old TV expert and added: “A little bit of emotion may still be there if you feel that you have been treated unfairly.”