Overview
- Luis Díaz must serve a one‑match suspension after the DFB Sports Court dismissed Bayern’s protest as unfounded.
- Chair Stephan Oberholz said the referee’s assessment of a simulation was not gravely and unmistakably wrong, while Christian Dingert had called his own yellow‑red decision “very hard” on review.
- The 1–1 draw in Leverkusen featured multiple VAR interventions, including two Bayern goals chalked off and a straight red for Nicolas Jackson, leaving Bayern nine points clear at the top.
- DFB spokesman Alexander Feuerherdt countered Uli Hoeneß’s broadside by saying most match‑critical calls were correct or at least defensible, aside from the Díaz dismissal.
- The incident has intensified scrutiny of VAR and officiating standards, with discussion of procedural tweaks such as allowing reviews of second yellow cards from next season.