Overview
- The German FA's sports court classified the incident as unsporting behavior and imposed a two-game suspension.
- Bellingham will sit out Friday's match against Borussia Mönchengladbach and the January 9 trip to Eintracht Frankfurt due to the schedule around the winter break.
- He was sent off in the 53rd minute for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity on Philipp Treu after a misplayed pass from Kobel, with Felix Zwayer showing the straight red.
- The match ended 1-1 after Lucas Höler equalized for Freiburg following Ramy Bensebaini’s first-half opener for Dortmund.
- Coach Niko Kovac and sporting director Sebastian Kehl defended the midfielder, Kobel publicly took blame for the error, and Bellingham’s uneven start with limited league starts has drawn strong reactions from supporters online.