Bayern Munich's Carlo Ancelotti could be in hot water with the German FA (DFB) after admitting showing the middle finger towards Hertha Berlin fans who he claims spat at him
Carlo Ancelotti
Berlin: Bayern Munich's Carlo Ancelotti could be in hot water with the German FA (DFB) after admitting showing the middle finger towards Hertha Berlin fans who he claims spat at him.
"Yes, I made the gesture after being spat at," Bayern's coach told broadcaster ARD. Hertha fans were enraged after Bayern equalised with a Robert Lewandowski goal in the 96th-minute on Saturday to snatch a 1-1 draw which left the Bavarians eight points clear in the Bundesliga.
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The middle finger gesture happened as Ancelotti walked towards the players' tunnel in Berlin. Hertha's coach Pal Dardai branded the six minutes of added time a 'Bayern's bonus' and tempers frayed on the pitch as Lewandowski equalised just seconds before the referee blew the final whistle. "We always fight until the end. It wasn't my best goal and was my last ball contact of the game," admitted Lewandowski who scored after 95 minutes, 59 seconds. Lewandowski's goal came later than the five minutes of added time the fourth official had previously indicated.
Hertha's goalscorer Vedad Ibisevic, who gave the hosts a first-half lead, was not amused. "Why did there have to be five minutes of added time and then two minutes extra? Where did that come from? That only happens to Bayern!" he fumed.
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