Overview
- Referee Felix Zwayer sent off Bellingham in the 53rd minute for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity after a foul on Philipp Treu.
- Ramy Bensebaini put Dortmund ahead on 31 minutes before Lucas Höler equalised with 15 minutes remaining at the Europa-Park Stadion.
- Kobel acknowledged the costly sequence in a DAZN interview, saying the result would likely have looked different without the red card.
- The sending off continues a difficult introduction for Bellingham, who was making just his fifth Bundesliga start since joining from Sunderland.
- Bellingham's early months have also drawn scrutiny following a club decision to bar his father from restricted areas, reaffirmed by sporting director Sebastian Kehl.