National player David Raum of RB Leipzig attacked referee Benjamin Brand after the 3-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. "The referee wasn't worthy of the game, I have to be honest. That was way too big for him, I told him so during the game," Raum said in a fierce attack on Sky TV: "He was completely out of his depth. I also told his linesman. I think he nodded a bit too."
The Leipzig players were particularly annoyed that Brand did not whistle for a penalty for RB in stoppage time. On the ensuing counter-attack, Leverkusen's Montrell Culbreath made everything clear.
"I think it's a shame that the referee doesn't even look at it," said Raum: "Sometimes it's just like that: they have a bad day sometimes. They make mistakes from time to time, I understand that. But then they have to admit it and not talk down to themselves. (...) I just don't like the way they do it. There are referees in the Bundesliga who make it likeable. Unfortunately, it wasn't like that today."
