Borussia Dortmund defeated Schalke 04 in the Revierderby.
There were unbelievable scenes around the prestige duel.
Update from February 21, 1:03 p.m.:
Borussia Dortmund shot Schalke 04 one step closer to the second division with a real pack.
It was 4-0 in the end - much to the delight of the BVB bosses.
Reinhard Rauball and Aki Watzke could not enjoy the derby victory as they had actually imagined.
Because: You had to leave the Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena prematurely!
But why?
According to information from the
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, the Dortmund grandees were warned by security forces five minutes before the final whistle.
Apparently, Schalke fans should be on the march (see first report).
Therefore, Rauball and Watzke quickly fled the stadium, after all, at that point it was not at all clear what was happening in front of the site.
And what would have happened if possibly violent Schalke fans suddenly met the president and the managing director of the arch-rival?
This scenario would you do not think through why Rauball and Watzke noisy
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climbed into their private cars and abzischten gen Dortmund.
But that's not all: As the
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further reports, Schalke fans penetrated the miners' team hotel before the derby!
Apparently 20 to 25 supporters wanted to storm the team's meeting room, but there they are only said to have found sports director Jochen Schneider and team manager Sascha Riether.
However, the two quickly got the situation under control, Schneider told
Bild
: “Of course, such an incident is not beneficial in preparation for the game.
But we quickly de-escalated the situation and resolved it in discussions. "
Schalke against Dortmund - crazy scenes at the derby
First report from February 20, 10:49 p.m .:
Gelsenkirchen - FC Schalke 04 * is moving rapidly towards the second division after the next Bundesliga defeat.
According to media reports, the fans of the ailing traditional club have gathered in front of the Arena Auf Schalke after the 0: 4 (0: 2) in the Revierderby against BVB to express their disappointment.
Schalke 04: tumult in front of the arena - fans wanted to enter the stadium gate
The
Funke media group
wrote on Twitter on Saturday evening that riots had broken out in front of the stadium.
Some fans of the "Royal Blues" are said to have tried to storm a goal.
The angry supporters were finally stopped by the police, but then, according to the report, the situation in front of the stadium gates calmed down again.
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Schalke Timo Becker was served like his teammates after the home smear against Borussia Dortmund.
© Maik Hölter / imago-images
Upon request, the police initially only confirmed that numerous emergency services had been at the stadium around the game.
For the cult club from the Ruhr area, relegation from the Bundesliga is getting closer after the rub down against their arch rivals.
Borussia Dortmund * humiliated S04, "Kung-Fu-Haaland" achieved a crazy dream goal (the ticker for reading).
FC Schalke 04 threatened with relegation: last derby against BVB for a long time?
After 22 games in the 2020/2021 season, Schalke have only scored nine points and are already eight points behind the penultimate in the table, FSV Mainz 05. The Rheinhessen recorded a surprising 2-1 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday.
Arminia Bielefeld on the relegation place is already nine points away and also has one game less.
FC Bayern lost the top game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1: 2.
Manuel Neuer rumbled * after the game against his teammates.
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