Schalke coach Wagner sent off by VAR… for 'HELPING' opponent stand up 😂🎥

Schalke coach David Wagner was bizarrely red-carded during his side's hectic 3-2 DFB Pokal win over Hertha Berlin.

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With the score locked at 2-2 in extra-time, Hertha defender Jordan Torunarigha accidentally collided with the 48-year-old coach after being tackled near the touchline in the 110th minute.

Wagner placed his hand on the 22-year-old defender, as he appeared to simply try and help the player to his feet.

But Torunarigha didn't seem happy about it and shrugged off the former USA international and oddly picked up a drinks holder.

Wagner was sent sprawling in the opposite direction and wore a look of shock on his face at Torunarigha's reaction.

Given that Hertha had surrendered a 2-0 lead, frustration from opposition players was perhaps understandable.

But that didn't stop VAR getting involved.

First to the dismay of his team-mates, Torunarigha was shown a second yellow card and given his marching orders by referee Harm Osmers.

And then even more bafflingly, Wagner was shown a straight RED CARD after the intervention from the unpopular technology.

But Wagner won't be too bothered as just five minutes later Schalke substitute Benito Raman broke away and finished with composure to complete the comeback and seal a 3-2 victory for his side.

Harm Osmers, the referee of the match, explained his decision on Wagner's red card after the game: "For me, when it came to the red cards for David Wagner, it was decisive that his behaviour delayed the continuation of the game. Red because of an assault was out of the question,"

"I can understand that this red card is being discussed in public. The process is difficult for an outsider to understand, because this passage is usually still relatively new and there are only a few reference cases."