That the video evidence would once again help to revive the seemingly dead tension in the Bundesliga for years – who would have thought it? And yet that was exactly what was to be admired in the BayArena on Sunday.
We are writing the 53rd minute of the top game between the Werkself and the record champions. Leverkusen’s Amine Adli falls in the Munich penalty area. Referee Tobias Stieler, however, senses an Oscar-worthy spectacle and professionally shows yellow. Ironically, the Cologne basement then proves the innocence of the 22-year-old. Stieler takes back a decision including a warning and awards the penalty to Leverkusen. The Argentinian world champion Exequiel Palacios doesn’t let that go and scores.
We’re writing the 70th minute of the top game between the Werkself and the record champions. Leverkusen’s Amine Adli falls in the Munich penalty area. Referee Tobias Stieler, however, senses an Oscar-worthy spectacle and professionally shows yellow. Ironically, the Cologne basement then proves the innocence of the 22-year-old. Stieler takes back a decision including a warning and awards the penalty to Leverkusen. The Argentinian world champion Exequiel Palacios doesn’t let that go and scores.
Don’t worry, dear reader. You don’t see double. That’s what actually happened! Twice supposed swallow, twice video evidence, then twice penalties. That may not be the miracle of Bern, but at least strange enough for the star of the match day. In Dortmund they should beömmeln – BVB starts the new week as the front runner.
If you want to read the results for the other places again, you can go here (even if I, as a native of Cologne, can only advise against it this time):
