😡 Clear foul: Controversy over BVB’s opening goal against Gladbach | OneFootball

This scene sparked a lot of discussion after the final whistle. Should Dortmund’s opening goal by Julian Brandt not have counted at all? At least that was the opinion of defender Philipp Sander.

During the cross from Niklas Süle, the Gladbach player was brought down in the penalty area by Serhou Guirassy during a tussle. The TV cameras from 'Sky' clearly captured this scene, but the VAR in Cologne apparently did not have access to this footage. 

 "I’m really not the kind of player who just goes down. For me, it’s a clear foul. If I go up to the referee like that, it really means something," Sander said after the final whistle in an interview with 'Sky'. For him, the foul was "clearly the reason why the goal happened at all," the 27-year-old explained. 

Referee Sven Jablonski explained to him that both players were pulling, which is why he allowed the goal to stand. Sander said he couldn’t understand this explanation, as his pulling was different from Guirassy’s. 

Can you understand Sander’s frustration? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. 

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

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