Overview
- Bayern has requested UEFA’s written reasoning and has filed an appeal targeting a shorter ban.
- Chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen and sporting director Max Eberl called three games excessive and cautioned that appeals rarely succeed.
- Coach Vincent Kompany acknowledged he had anticipated only a one-match suspension and expressed disappointment at the decision.
- UEFA issued the sanction after Díaz’s red-card tackle on Achraf Hakimi, who was injured on the play.
- Unless reduced, the suspension rules Díaz out against Arsenal, Sporting Lisbon on December 9, and Union Saint-Gilloise on January 21.