Thomas Muller finally speaks on his Kung-Fu Kick on Ajax’s Nicolas Tagliafico

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Thomas Muller has apologised to Nicolas Tagliafico after kung-fu kicking the defender in the head during Bayern Munich’s 3-3 draw with Ajax. There were six goals and two red cards over the course of a dramatic 90 minutes at the Johan Cruijff Arena after both sides had already booked their places in the Champions League last-16.

In the second half, referee Clement Turpin gave both Maximilian Wober and Muller their marching orders in the space of eight minutes and the latter’s sending off went viral across social media for obvious reasons.

The Germany forward attempted to beat Tagliafico to Noussair Mazraoui’s cross field ball but unintentionally made contact with the full-back’s head.

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Muller tried his best to comfort Tagliafico as he lay on the turf before being shown a red card and has now issued an apology to the Argentinian.

‘I would like to apologise to Nico Tagliafico for yesterday’s incident,’ Muller told his followers on Twitter. ‘It was unintentional. Get well soon.’

Bayern boss Niko Kovac admitted Muller’s sending off was ‘fair’ before hailing an ‘amazing’ match between the two sides. ‘The red card for Wober was totally justified because he took on that challenge in a negligent way,’ he said after the final whistle. ‘The red card for Thomas was fair as well.

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He didn’t see the player but you have to be aware of your opponent coming at the ball at your back. Both penalty decisions correct. Both red cards correct. ‘The referee did well, except in the case of the goal that made it 3-3. I’m not a referee but I think it was offside.

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