Overview
- Seconds after Gladbach’s Jens Castrop was sent off in the 19th minute, Jonas Urbig handled the ball outside his area, but referee Sascha Stegemann let play continue after brief protests.
- DFB Schiri GmbH spokesman Alex Feuerherdt said the ball deflected from Urbig’s thigh onto a naturally positioned arm, so no handball offense occurred.
- The DFB clarification noted that a goalkeeper’s handball outside the penalty area is not automatically a sending-off and depends on whether an obvious goal-scoring chance was denied.
- Bayern won 3–0 in Mönchengladbach, kept a clean sheet with Urbig in goal, and extended their perfect start to 13 wins in 13 competitive matches this season.
- Coach Vincent Kompany started Urbig to build rhythm before the cup tie at 1. FC Köln, and the ex-Köln keeper called the victory a small derby win as he looks ahead to Wednesday.