It was to be expected and, finally, the sports court of the German soccer federation (DFB) confirmed it through its sentence. Bayern Munich will keep the three points it won by beating Freiburg 1-4, despite the allegations made by the badenses after Bayern, for just 17 seconds, was with 12 players on the Europa-Park-Stadion pitch. In this way, and this is how the judges collect it in their resolution, The culprit for the short numerical superiority of the Bavarians on the pitch was not the Munich team manager (she had requested a false number from the fourth official), but the refereeing body.
From the court’s point of view, the Bundesliga champion cannot be blamed for “the culpable use of a player who had no right to play”, so There is also no compelling reason to dismiss the victory of the Munich. Those responsible for the confusion when making the change correctly, the judges make it clear, They were entirely Christian Dingert, a referee who directed the match, and his team. They were the ones who were not attentive when Kingsley Coman had to leave the field, and not the delegate, who had shown the number 29, a number that the Frenchman had changed for 11 at the beginning of the season.
Regarding Bayern’s involvement, Stefan Oberholz, president of the DFB sports tribunal, explained the following: “was not sufficient, not even from the point of view of proportionality, to justify the serious legal consequence of a reclassification of the party“. It was the refereeing body that, from his point of view, “had failed to fulfill its obligations in several aspects.” Oliver Kahn, president of the Bayern board of directors, showed himself “happy and satisfied with a decision that confirms our point of view“Freiburg, for its part, announced that it will not appeal.