Overview
- Bellingham was sent off in the 53rd minute for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity on Freiburg’s Philipp Treu.
- The dismissal followed an under-hit pass from goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who publicly accepted responsibility for the sequence.
- The ban rules the 20-year-old out of Bundesliga games against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday and Eintracht Frankfurt on January 9.
- Sporting director Sebastian Kehl and coach Niko Kovac defended Bellingham, while acknowledging the red card changed the game.
- Dortmund led through Ramy Bensebaini before Lucas Höler equalised, with the 1-1 draw adding to Bellingham’s mixed start at the club.