Union Berlin coach sent off for striking Leroy Sané in face

Raphaël Guerreiro scored the only goal of the game in Bayern Munich's 1-0 win over Union Berlin, whose coach was sent off for hitting Bayern striker Leroy Sané.

Nenad Bjelica received a red card in the 74th minute for pushing Sané in the face twice after the winger asked him for the ball to take a throw-in. The incident occurred as several Union players were indignant at having seen their penalty appeal rejected shortly before.

“What I did must not be tolerated,” Bjelica told German broadcaster Sky Sport. “Do I understand the red card? Obviously. I was a little excited because of the penalty episode that happened.”

Bjelica claimed that Sané pushed him during the incident.

“He comes into my space to provoke me and obviously I don’t react the way I should as a coach,” Bjelica said.

Bjelica could face a long suspension. His team will next be in action on Sunday against fellow relegation candidate Darmstadt.

Bayern's victory leaves the German champions four points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this story.