Simon Rolfes recalls Kießling’s ‘phantom goal’ with a sharp message

In Bayer’s dressing room, a Hoffenheim banner didn’t go down well. The sign read “Es war kein Tor, Stefan,” a nod to Stefan Kießling’s 2013 “phantom goal,” as kicker reports.

Simon Rolfes dug into that moment from the past and made his point: before confirming a goal, the net has to be checked properly. The message, which tried to frame what happened in that old controversy, sparked doubts inside Leverkusen.