Before the game in the hotel, coach Marco Rose had vowed to make amends with referee Matthias Jöllenbeck, but a few hours later the plan had already failed. The emotional Leipzig coach was shown a yellow card in the 3-2 win in the top match at Bayer Leverkusen and had to watch most of the game from the stands.
"I have to take that completely on myself. The new rules are clear. I wanted to make brief contact with him after the first yellow card. That didn't work out," Rose explained the scene on Sky TV, adding: "I accept that. I deserved it in that situation." Meanwhile, Jöllenbeck was already tuned in and listening.
