Jude Bellingham slams ‘match-fixing’ ref for decisions in Dortmund’s thrilling Der Klassiker loss against Bayern Munich
JUDE BELLINGHAM slammed referee Felix Zwayer and pointed out his previous match fixing ban as Borussia Dortmund feel 3-2 to rivals Bayern Munich.
The England midfielder was left incensed when Zwayer pointed to the spot with 13 minutes remaining after the ball struck Mats Hummels' arm.
Robert Lewandowski converted the penalty, sealing a crucial 3-2 Bayern win in the process.
After the match, Bellingham blasted: "For me it wasn't a penalty.
"Hummels is not even looking at the ball and he's fighting to get it. It hits him, I don't think he's looking at the ball.
"You can look at a lot of the other decisions in the game.
"You give a referee that has, you know, match fixed before, the biggest game in Germany…
"What do you expect?"
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Zwayer was handed a six-month ban by the German FA for his role in the 2005 match fixing scandal.
Former second-tier referee Robert Hoyzer was slapped with a lifetime ban from football and received a two years and five-month prison sentence after being found guilty of fixing and betting on matches.
Zwayer, then a linesman, accepted a £256 bribe from Hoyzer when assisting him in a match.
The 40-year-old ref received his six-month ban after himself blowing the whistle on Hoyzer.
Zwayer was subsequently reinstated, eventually being promoted to the Bundesliga, in which he has refereed since 2009.
He will be familiar to fans of English football, having taken charge of both Chelsea and Manchester United in the Champions League this season.
Bayern's victory on Saturday took them four points clear of second-placed Dortmund in the title race.
Julian Brandt had given BVB a fifth minute lead, before Lewandowski levelled just four minutes later.
Kingsley Coman put Bayern in front on the stroke of half-time, only for Erling Haaland to equalise shortly after the break.
Lewandowski's spot kick earned the three points, while Dortmund boss Marco Rose was shown a red card by Zwayer for dissent.
After the match, Haaland blasted: "I think it was a scandal when it comes to the referee."
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Quizzed further about penalty decisions, he added that the referee was 'arrogant' and told him to 'calm down'.
Asked how the atmosphere was in the Dortmund camp after the game, he bluntly replied: "S***."
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