Overview

• Köln railed at a VAR-initiated penalty review after Günter Perl sent Matthias Jöllenbeck to the monitor for contact between Marvin Schwäbe and Ermedin Demirovic, a call that helped Stuttgart turn a 1:2 away win.
• Coach Lukas Kwasniok called the video system increasingly questionable, while sporting director Thomas Kessler argued the on-field referee was pressured and suggested such an intervention would not occur in a Bayern–Dortmund title decider.
• HSV’s Fábio Vieira was sent off in stoppage time at Union Berlin for a high, fast challenge that Deniz Aytekin said endangered an opponent; Aytekin noted Vieira tried to pull out and said his report will reflect that.
• HSV coach Merlin Polzin expects only a short ban for Vieira and awaits scans on the midfielder’s knee after the self-inflicted injury that could sideline him longer than any suspension.
• In the 3. Liga, Rot-Weiss Essen’s Klaus Gjasula demanded sanctions for referees after his red card by Florian Lechner could not be reviewed without VAR, while Hansa Rostock condemned Justin Hasmann’s early dismissal of Ahmet Gürleyen and other disputed decisions.