Bayern Munich is not happy with the three-match suspension handed down to star winger Luis Díaz for a rash tackle from behind on Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi in the Bavarians’ 2-1 Champions League
win earlier this month.
Two Bayern execs’ comments were captured by Sky Germany, captured via @iMiaSanMia.
“We’ve requested the written justification of the verdict from UEFA in order to lodge an appeal,” said Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen. “We will see if we can manage to reduce the ban. We assumed it would only be one game after an initial letter from UEFA. So the 3-match ban surprised us just as much as everyone else; we couldn’t have expected it at all.
“It was obviously a serious foul, but it wasn’t an act of violence, nor was it directed at the referee, nor was there any further offense after the foul. In the past, only such things have resulted in a three-match ban. We believe there shouldn’t be a three-match ban — but realistically, we have to say that such an appeal only succeeds in rare cases.”
Executive board member for sport Max Eberl is not expecting a successful appeal, either. But even a one-match reduction would help.
“I’m not so naive as to say it will only be one match,” Eberl noted. “If we reduce it to two matches, that would be fantastic. Three matches, in my opinion, is very harsh.”
As it stands, Díaz stands to miss Bayern’s upcoming UCL matches against Arsenal, Union Saint-Gilloise, and PSV Eindhoven.
