The strict rules of the DFL in the derby between BVB and Schalke 04 will ensure strange scenes of goal celebration. A tough test for the DFL concept.
- BVB * welcomes FC Schalke 04 * to the ghost derby on matchday 26 of the Bundesliga .
- Because of the corona virus *, the DFL only allows a rather strange goal celebration .
- The appeal to the role model function of the players is put to the test right from the start.
Dortmund - fancy and emotional goal celebrations have always been part of the derby . If BVB receives FC Schalke 04 on Saturday (May 16, 3:30 p.m.) (for the live ticker) * it will be different. Celebrating after scoring is all about the corona virus and the strict requirements of the German Football League (DFL) , reports RUHR24.de *.
BVB - Schalke 04: Goal celebrations have a long history in the derby
The record-breaking sprint by Domenico Tedesco (34) in the middle of the cheering crowd after the late 4: 4 equalizer by Naldo (37) in the first half of the 2017/18 season will probably not be forgotten by any S04 fan in his life. Likewise, BVB supporters should remember the image of "Ebi" Smolarek (39) on the fence after the 2-0 victory over the S04 in the 2006/07 season for all time.
Regardless of the course of the derby between BVB and Schalke 04 on the 26th matchday of the 2019/20 season (here the game can be seen live on TV) *, there will be no such scenes next weekend. The DFL has given clear instructions to the clubs on how a "Corona-fair goal celebration" should look like.
Before derby between Borussia Dortmund and S04: DFL clarifies clubs in letters about goal celebrations
In the much-quoted concept of the "Task Force Sports Medicine / Special Game Operations" it says only somewhat nebulously: "In the stadium, the public's view of professional football, the teams and players in the current situation will be even greater than before." It is therefore appealed to "exemplary behavior".
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The DFL becomes much more specific in an additional organizational circular to the clubs, which is available to the specialist magazine kicker . The rules for celebrating the goal given here already promise one or the other curious scene in the derby between BVB and Schalke 04 (all articles on RUHR24.de) *, before which Mayor of Dortmund Ullrich Sierau appeals to the reason of the people.
There will be no such cheering scenes as in the previous season in the upcoming derby between BVB and Schalke 04.
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"If the goal is scored, cheering, clapping and hugging should be avoided. Short elbow or foot contact is allowed."
Derby BVB - S04: Pack formation prohibited, spitting out "should be avoided"
Other behavior patterns that are not unusual in professional football are also regulated by the DFL . A pack formation is one of the corona bans . The players of Borussia Dortmund (all articles on RUHR24.de) * and Schalke 04 are also encouraged to avoid "spitting out" on the lawn.
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It remains questionable how dutifully and prudently the players on the lawn will deal with the rules of the DFL should the emotions boil up in the derby . A longer search in the Bundesliga archive is probably necessary to find a meeting between BVB and Schalke 04 , which did not lead to a pack or other exchange of niceties on the pitch. cke
* RUHR24.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
