Bayern Munich booked a place in the final, but Werder Bremen's captain criticised referee Daniel Siebert
Werder Bremen captain Max Kruse described Bayern Munich's winning penalty in the DFB-Pokal semi-final as "ridiculous".
The full-time whistle saw numerous Werder players, as well as coach Florian Kohfeldt, confront Siebert over the penalty award, and Kruse could not hide his frustration with the decision in a post-match interview.
"That is ridiculous. What do we have VAR for?" Kruse said.
"I don't want to say anything else, what the referee told me on the pitch is enough already."
Kruse clashed with Bayern defender Jerome Boateng after the game and he explained what happened in the exchange.
"He told me Bayern was by far the better team and they should have been up at half-time by 4-0," Kruse added. "He should not talk to me but celebrate with his fans."
Bayern's captain on the day Muller, though, defended Siebert and said it was the right decision to penalise Gebre Selassie.
"When I saw it in the match it was a clear penalty," the forward said. "Kingsley runs away from him, Gebre Selassie pressures him with his arm and makes him fall over.
"Kingsley is no diver. I can understand that a penalty that leads to a 3-2 always gets discussed, but this decision was right."
The Penalty Gif
