Upamecano had to leave the field against Lazio after a red card. He was insulted badly. Dreesen stood in front of him – the professional missed the moment.
FC Bayern’s first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League against Lazio ended in a defeat (0-1). During the game, defender Dayot Upamecano was shown red in the 67th minute and had to leave the field after a foul on Roma striker Gustav Isaksen. He was then subjected to vicious and racist abuse on the internet. FC Bayern presented itself to him in an official statement. But not only that.
Bayern boss Jan-Christian Dreesen gave a speech at the German record champions’ banquet after the game. And it became clear in relation to the racist hostilities.
“This is something we won’t put up with”
Dreesen took a clear position: “This is despicable. This type of racist mob is not our world, this is not FC Bayern and it is something we will not put up with.” He then asked for applause for Upamecano.
However, Upamecano did not even notice the moment of the speech. The 25-year-old was not present at the banquet, where t-online was also there. According to “Bild”, he took the elevator to his room in the “Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria”, the team hotel, at 12:20 a.m. to go to sleep.
However, he had already experienced the support of his club. FC Bayern previously posted the above-mentioned statement on have your back, Upa!”