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DFB Court Rejects Bayern’s Appeal as Luis Díaz Suspension Stands After Leverkusen Red

Officials classified the second yellow as a final decision of fact under DFB rules, a standard that, alongside VAR limits on yellow cards, left no path to overturn the call.

Overview

  • DFB sports court chairman Stephan Oberholz ruled the on-field call was not gravely and indisputably wrong, making the referee’s post-match admission irrelevant to the legal standard.
  • Luis Díaz will serve a one-match ban and is set to miss Bayern’s upcoming Bundesliga game against Union Berlin.
  • Video review could not assist during the incident because current VAR protocol in Germany does not permit intervention on yellow-card offenses.
  • Bayern executives, including Uli Hoeneß and president Herbert Hainer, condemned the officiating, while DFB representatives such as Alex Feuerherdt defended the process and outcome.
  • In a separate ruling from the same match, Nicolas Jackson received a two-game suspension for his straight red card.