Dortmund and England midfielder, Jude Bellingham has labelled Havertz penalty retake as a joke. In a bid to overturn a first leg defeat, Chelsea was awarded a penalty after a long VAR check which was taken by Kai Havertz, though the German missed, VAR interfere again and demanded a retake which left Jude fuming.
Having gone ahead few minutes before halftime through Raheem Sterling rocket shot, early in the second half, Chelsea was awarded a controversial penalty which was initially missed, Havertz was allowed to retake his effort after it was adjudged that Salih Ozcan had encroached before the German had taken the penalty.
Jude Bellingham said to BT Sport after the match; “From where I was, it was pretty close and I’m not sure what more he can do with the hands. I don’t want to get in trouble, I’ve paid enough to them lot. That was disappointing and the fact they’ve had a retake is a joke. For every penalty, especially with a slow run-up, there’s going to be people encroaching. But that’s the game I suppose, he’s made the decision.”
The win means Dortmund has now lost a game for the first time in 2023.
