"Things go a step too far" – Union Berlin chief denies referee favouritism towards Bayern | OneFootball

After recent criticism regarding Bayern Munich and favourable refereeing decisions emerged, 1.FC Union Berlin director Horst Heldt is expecting the pressure to be on the arbiters at the Allianz Arena tomorrow.  

“Other clubs, and I include myself in that, have also criticized refereeing decisions. And sometimes, I'm not excluding myself from this either, things go a step too far," he told Abendzeitung München.

"But the claim by Bayern that they feel disadvantaged is perceived quite differently. Ultimately, referees are human. After such a situation, it could be difficult to make tough decisions against Bayern.

“This means it certainly won't be easy for the refereeing team this weekend. I'm far from expressing an opinion about the mighty FC Bayern; my concern is with our club,” he explained.

As for the game itself, Heldt told Abendzeitung München's Kilian Kreitmair that the club from the Köpenick area of the German capital will look to remain defensively solid throughout.

“We'll try to play our typical style of football. Many teams try to defend their goal with everyone they have against Bayern. We'll do the same.

"They'll have to find solutions to that. They usually succeed 99 percent of the time, but we'll try to make it as uncomfortable as possible for them and use our qualities to take advantage of any slim chance we have.

“But we can't make the game as open as when Arsenal or Real Madrid play Bayern,” Heldt concluded.