Der Klassiker came and went with a bang. As usual, we saw some excellent football, plenty of chances, goals and controversies. But since Dortmund lost at home in their arguably biggest match of the season, the aftermath is still thrilling. Borussia’s midfielder Jude Bellingham made comments about referee’s controversial penalty decisions and suddenly, police came knocking on his door. The young Englishman found himself in the situation usually only seen in crime TV shows, as he was questioned by Bundespolizei and then charged. Now that’s a Bundesliga classic! Lewa and Haaland deliver, Hummels is the culprit for Dortmund’s defeatIt all started with the referee Felix Zwayer, who failed to award the penalty for Borussia when Marco Reus was allegedly fouled by Hernandez, but then awarded penalty after Mats Hummels handballed in the penalty are. It was a crucial decision as Lewandowski scored from the spot for 3-2 and the victory. Borussia players were furious, and even usually calm Marco Rose was expelled after protesting against the decision. Erling Haaland was also angry, especially after Zwayer decided not to even look at VAR after Hernandez challenged Reus: “I think it was a scandal when it comes to the referee. I asked him why he didn’t just go and look. He said ‘there’s no need’, he was arrogant but I will not say more”. Jude Bellingham var allt annat än nöjd efter “Der Klassiker”. 🇩🇪Nu riskerar supertalangen upp till sex månaders avstängning på grund av sitt utspel, enligt tyska Kicker. pic.twitter.com/3tFxevRdhb— Viaplay Fotboll (@ViaplayFotboll) December 6, 2021 But Bellingham was the most critical of Zwayer, who was given a six-month ban by the German FA in 2005 following a match-fixing scandal.”You give a referee, that has match fixed before, the biggest game in Germany, what do you expect? For me, it wasn’t a penalty. Hummels is not even looking at the ball and he’s fighting to get it and it hits him. You can look at a lot of the decisions in the game” said the Englishmen to ViaPlay. (1.25) DORTMUND (7.00) BESIKTAS (12.0)After this statement, a criminal complaint has been filed and the case will be forwarded to the Dortmund public prosecutor’s office who will determine whether there will be any criminal charges against Bellingham, with a decision expected later on this week. Bellingham is already under current investigation by the German FA for his comments about Zwayer.Dortmund wants to keep Haaland, 80.000 fans and 2.2 billion Ksh are their trump cardsOff course, the club stood by his player, and both CEO Watzke and coach Rose supported Jude.“These are statements that were made in a highly emotional and disappointed situation. You certainly don’t have to do it like that, but Jude also names facts. We fully support the boys” said Rose. And what about the referee? After the match, the explained his decision to Sky Germany. “I see in the game that it’s about a touch by Hummels. The question for me was: Is the arm stretched away from the body or not? In real time, it was not clear whether his arm was moved towards the ball. I checked it with VAR officials in Cologne and then the arm position was checked. In the end, he clearly deflected the ball with his elbow and I came to the decision that it was a penalty” said Zwayer.
