The Croatian international chased down a fleeting Robert Lewandowski but ended up catching the Polish striker’s legs from behind a few meters from the Besiktas’ 18-yard-box. As he was the last man, the referee in charge of the game, Ovidiu Hategan, did not hesitate to punish the offense with a straight red card. Watch the incident below:
Besiktas are down to 10! It's a straight red for Vida for his last-man tackle on Lewandowski.
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 20, 2018
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Bayern Munich took advantage of the handicapped visiting side with two minutes left to play in the first half. Thomas Muller opened the scoring for the hosts following a David Alaba assist. The Bayern bench was, however, left pondering as star midfielder James Rodriguez couldn't recover from being hit in the head with a ball. He was replaced by Arjen Robben before the teams went on recess.