"We've requested the written justification of the verdict from UEFA in order to lodge an appeal. We will see if we can manage to reduce the ban. We assumed it would only be one game after an initial letter from UEFA. So the 3-match ban surprised us just as much as everyone else; we couldn't have expected it at all."
"It was obviously a serious foul, but it wasn't an act of violence, nor was it directed at the referee, nor was there any further offense after the foul. In the past, only such things have resulted in a three-match ban. We believe there shouldn't be a three-match ban - but realistically, we have to say that such an appeal only succeeds in rare cases."
Bayern Munich has requested UEFA's written justification to lodge an appeal against Luis Díaz's three-match suspension for a tackle on Achraf Hakimi. The club expected a one-game ban after UEFA's initial letter and called the three-match sanction surprising and excessive. Bayern argued the tackle was serious but not violent, not directed at the referee, and involved no further offending, noting past three-match bans stemmed from different circumstances. Executive board member Max Eberl said a successful appeal is unlikely but that a reduction to two matches would be helpful. Díaz faces missing matches against Arsenal, Union Saint-Gilloise and PSV Eindhoven.
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