“Niki Sule came in and I noticed that nobody went off,” Freiburg defender Nico Schlotterbeck told Sky after the game.
“Then the game started again, I first counted the players and then informed the referee. If I hadn’t done that, I think he wouldn’t have noticed.”
Who was at fault for the incident?
Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann blamed the electronic substitution board for the incident, and insisted that the away side made the effort to fix the mistake as soon as it was noticed.
Coman’s No.11 was meant to be shown on the board, however, the number 29 came up – which is a number that does not belong to any of the Bayern squad.
“It was a vague situation. Coco [Tolisso] had stomach problems and ran into the dressing room. Coman didn’t know he had to go off too and stayed on the pitch for eight to nine seconds. It was nothing game changing,” Nagelsmann told reporters.
Freiburg furious with the confusion
Although it didn’t last for long, Freiburg were left angry by the confusion.
“That was an extremely bizarre scene that I have never experienced before. Does that have an impact? I cannot judge now,” sporting director Jochen Saier said.
“The referee evaluated it for a long time, then let play continue. Will Freiburg protest? We have to calm down now and think about it.”
Bayern secured a comfortable victory thanks to goal from Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman and Marcel Sabitzer.
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