😰 BVB star narrowly escapes red card for celebration? | OneFootball

Against Atalanta Bergamo, he saw the red card while on the bench, and even yesterday during the classic against FC Bayern Munich, many observers would have found it justified if referee Sven Jablonski had sent BVB star Nico Schlotterbeck to the showers before the final whistle. 

The first reason for this was the rather harsh foul on Stanisic, where he first got the ball but then badly caught his opponent’s ankle, for which he received "only" a yellow card (18th minute). 

A few minutes later (26th), Schlotterbeck scored the lead for his team and celebrated in a manner that led some social media users to call for a second yellow card, which would have resulted in a sending off for the 26-year-old. 

He celebrated exuberantly, jumped over the advertising boards, and high-fived the fans to thoroughly enjoy his classic goal. 

Some observers concluded that this was a rule violation that should have resulted in a yellow card. 

However, according to a report from 'kicker', it was the right decision by Jablonski not to give one. 

According to the goal celebration rule, players are allowed to celebrate after scoring as long as they don’t overdo it, and leaving the field of play is not in itself a cautionable offense. However, players are expected to return as quickly as possible, which, in the referee’s assessment, Schlotterbeck did yesterday. 

Meanwhile, according to the report, a yellow card would be given if a player climbs onto a fence and/or approaches the spectators in a way that causes a security issue. Additionally, provocative, mocking, or inciting celebrations are penalized—as is the obligatory shirt removal. 

Schlotterbeck himself explained to 'Sky' after the match that he actually "didn’t want to jump over the boards, just onto them," but then lost his balance. 

The central defender nevertheless concluded: "If I get a yellow card for that, then that’s where it ends." He added that he’d rather start playing chess instead, explained the German international. 

No one in Munich is likely to complain that he was allowed to stay on the field, as he also caused the penalty that Kane converted to make it 2-1 at the time. In the end, the record champions won 3-2 and could already celebrate what felt like an early championship. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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