German Federation Tribunal Makes LAST-MINUTE Decision After Luis Diaz's Expulsion: This Is What Happened
On Saturday, March 14, for matchday 26 of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, as visitors, faced Bayer Leverkusen.
TL;DR
- Luis Diaz played for Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen on March 14.
- Diaz lost the ball leading to Leverkusen's opening goal.
- He later scored the equalizer in the 69th minute.
- Diaz was sent off in the 84th minute after receiving two yellow cards: one for striking a rival and another for simulation.
- Bayern Munich appealed the expulsion, claiming contact occurred during the simulation incident.
- The German Federation Tribunal, led by Stephan Oberholz, upheld the expulsion, stating Diaz intended to simulate and the initial referee decision was not an obvious error.
- As a result, Luis Diaz will miss Bayern Munich's match against Union Berlin on March 21.