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The BVB professionals were allowed to celebrate together on the field
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Borussia Dortmund has been punished for the spontaneous party scene on their own club premises after the 4-0 derby victory at FC Schalke 04.
The German Football League (DFL) imposed an undisclosed fine on the Bundesliga club on Monday for violating the "medical and hygienic concept of the Sports Medicine / Special Game Operations Task Force".
According to media reports, the sum is 75,000 euros.
On publicly distributed videos and photos it was "clearly recognizable" that BVB players celebrated the derby victory on Saturday evening in the team bus without distance and without mouth and nose protection and that numerous supporters of the club cheered the team on their return, said the league association.
“There's no question that the Revier derby is a special game.
Nevertheless, the club is responsible for checking and monitoring compliance with the rules, "explained the DFL:" All games must be carried out in accordance with the currently valid medical and hygienic concept, including travel to and from the club. «
Dortmund's managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke had defended the cheers, but at the same time admitted mistakes.
"Just imagine, the team is going home after the triumph, the fans are cheering outside and our players are sitting like wax figures without facial expressions and gestures inside the bus," the 61-year-old had told Sport1.
"Yet we all have to obey the rules!"
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