Thomas Muller: Bayern Munich forward suspended for Liverpool tie

Last updated on 11 January 2019.From the section European Football165

Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller is set to miss both legs of their Champions League last-16 tie against Liverpool after he was given a two-match European ban.

Muller, 29, was sent off in December's 3-3 group-stage draw with Ajax for kicking Nicolas Tagliafico in the head.

The German - who has scored 42 goals in 107 Champions League appearances - has appealed against the decision.

The sides meet at Anfield on 19 February and in Munich on 13 March.

The sending-off was the first of Muller's career and after the incident he posted on social media: "I would like to apologise to Nico Tagliafico for the incident. It was unintentional. Get well soon."

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Comment posted by SamB, at 11:52 11 Jan 2019
@4 "ban is of course against the kopites, why am I not surprised.lol"

Cos when your sent off you're banned for the next matches and the next matches just happen to be against Liverpool. Same reason why VVD is missing from the 1st leg after picking up 2 yellow cards. It's called the rules of football.....
Comment posted by Toxteth OGrady, at 11:47 11 Jan 2019
Personally think terrytibbs should be banned from HYS, merely for posting bitterness and envy
Comment posted by SeanyB1, at 14:00 11 Jan 2019
Why even bother open a HYS on football articles? So many trolls and WUM's it's just pointless
Comment posted by Hot Bovril Cold Pie, at 11:37 11 Jan 2019
Watch the haters say he doesn't deserve the ban and should be available for both legs of the tie.😂
Comment posted by Yeahbaby, at 11:59 11 Jan 2019
Your all on the internet so just google the red card and watch the vid. He definitely didn't mean to kick the lad in the head. the ball came over his shoulder an he was trying to control it.
Doesn't mean it's not a red card like but the picture doesn't do it justice.
Comment posted by PranR17, at 11:57 11 Jan 2019
@4 "ban is of course against the kopites, why am I not surprised.lol"

Maybe cos they're playing against the kopites? Who else would he be banned against??
Comment posted by mnbvcxz, at 12:02 11 Jan 2019
@21 I'm a City fan so obv don't want Liverpool to do well but they definitely deserved the 3 points against Everton. What did they expect just allowing Liverpool to attack for most of the last 20 minutes? I think early in the season they had a lot of luck but since the 4-0 (against Bournemouth iirc) they've not relied on luck. It'll be interesting to see how they react to 2 losses in a row.
Comment posted by Alfie Noakes, at 16:56 11 Jan 2019
What a laugh. I should bloody well hope it was unintentional. If it was intentional, he'd have deserved being banned for life.
Comment posted by you what , at 15:27 11 Jan 2019
wow , based on the photo the appeal will be over quick ... kungfu Cantona would be proud of that one!
Comment posted by PWebb, at 16:42 11 Jan 2019
74. Posted by geoffn54

The only thing that is ridiculous is your comment comparing unintentional handballs to dangerous play and stating Muller is "clearly innocent". The very fact that he has his foot 6' in the air, studs showing, and isn't paying attention to the player next to him is the definition of dangerous play.
Comment posted by The Citizen, at 16:54 11 Jan 2019
Looks like a move from the Roy Keane book of football etiquette.
Comment posted by SteH11, at 11:54 11 Jan 2019
Can't believe Bayern actually bothered to appeal this
Comment posted by SaysWHO, at 14:26 11 Jan 2019
Logical reasoning
@47 & 50

Have the citeh plastic fans paid for the damage they caused at Wigan last season??? 100s of seats destroyed and plus attacks on females and children ....ded ard.........Don't throw stones in a glass house ...idiot
Comment posted by And out come the wolves, at 15:20 11 Jan 2019
47. Logical reasoning

"Liverpool never got their UCL ban for the disgraceful actions of fans against the Man City bus."

No bans were given to City or manu for their fans for attacking buses either. Why are you only concerned with Liverpool fans? If you punish the club hoping fans will learn, you'll have hundreds of manu fans outside anfield every week throwing bricks at buses.
Comment posted by User0688160114, at 14:50 11 Jan 2019
I'm gobsmacked that this was his first sending off. Always looks like a challenge away from a yellow when I've watched him play.
Comment posted by Joe E, at 11:38 11 Jan 2019
He's not been in good form, shouldn't be too much of a miss.

Would be more severe if this was 4/5 years ago.
Comment posted by David Jatt, at 14:43 11 Jan 2019
It's "a footballing incident" - genuine intention, perhaps, but still dangerous play in the context.

"Rules are rules", or "the law is an ass" - whatever. Accept the ban, and get on with it.
Comment posted by jmaskell, at 17:26 11 Jan 2019
He clearly realised what he'd done and immediately apologised, but that's an incredibly dangerous thing to do and for two match ban they should consider themselves lucky, take the hit and move on. This could have ended so much worse than it did.
Comment posted by User0306931522, at 16:58 11 Jan 2019
To#41...SaysWHO
"The sooner Citeh's OIL runs out the sooner they can go back to Div 2 and obscurity."
Hang on, weren't your club an hour or so away from going bankrupt? I remember banners in the kop pleading for a rich saudi prince to bail you lot out!
Just cos the Boston Red Sox owner is not as rich as ours is not our fault, so stop your whining and get your facts right!
Comment posted by Sean, at 12:09 11 Jan 2019
21. Posted by RPGDave
Liverpool are a very very LUCKY team..........
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So using your logic, if Huddersfield get a bit of luck they could still win the league? There's a little bit more to it than just luck