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'It was handball but I won't give it' - Reus hits out at referee for 'circus' handball decision in Dortmund win

The BVB captain claims the referee admitted to him he saw a handball but still refused to award a penalty

Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus has questioned the referee's decision not to award a first-half penalty in his side's 4-0 Bundesliga win over Mainz on Saturday.

While Reus would eventually open the scoring in the 32nd minute, he was adamant his side should have been awarded a spot-kick in the 15th minute after the ball struck the hand of Mainz defender Jeremiah St. Juste in the box.

Both the on-field referee and VAR reviewed the incident with Reus stunned when the former informed him he saw that it was a handball but wouldn't be giving the penalty.