Leroy Sane has broken his silence after the incident with Union Berlin boss Nenad Bjelica during Bayern Munich's 1-0 win on Wednesday night. In the final 15 minutes of the game, things got chaotic.
Sane and Bjelica confronted each other on the sideline at the Allianz Arena when Sane was trying to get the ball for a throw-in, but the Croatian boss had other ideas, pulling the ball away.
The Union Berlin coach pushed Sane twice in the face, sparking a brawl pitchside between the two benches.
After the match, Sane told Bild about the incident: "I actually just want to get the ball back quickly to start the next attack. And then it got a bit wild and he grabbed me in the face."
Bjelica told his side of the story. The coach explained that he gets why he got sent off, acknowledging that his actions were not acceptable.
"I’m in my zone and want to give him the ball. He pushed me. Then of course, I reacted."
Asked whether he would apologise, he added: "Only to my team. It's not tolerating it. Not with Sane. He comes towards me to provoke me. Of course, I don't react the way I should as a coach. There’s nothing to add."
