In the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, there was a confrontation between players and supporters of Schalke 04, the German club announced on Wednesday via the official channels. The team from Gelsenkirchen relegated to the 2. Bundesliga on Tuesday-evening after a 1-0 defeat against Arminia Bielefeld. Upon returning home, the group of players was met by a group of five to six hundred furious supporters, who opened the attack and set off fireworks. The club condemns the behavior and opens an investigation.
Schalke’s relegation to the second level had been around for a while, but was sealed by 21st loss of the season on Tuesday-evening. As a result, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in thirty years. “After the return of the away match against Arminia Bielefeld, there was a brief confrontation between the players group and supporters groups at the Veltins-Arena early on Wednesday morning”, can be read on the website of Die Königsblauen.
The players of Schalke 04 had to flee after the defeat yesterday from a large group of angry supporters who were disappointed by the relegation. pic.twitter.com/1CNBZALfS4
– Football Ultras (@VoetbalUltras) April 21, 2021
“During this confrontation, individuals who are not yet known to the club have crossed boundaries that cannot be justified,” the club continues. Despite all the understandable frustration and anger at the relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, the club will never accept that the physical integrity of its players and employees is compromised. This has happened. The club strongly condemns this behavior and feels is, of course, responsible for the safety of its people. “
shocking scenes reach us from gelsenkirchen after the relegation of fc schalke 04 # DSCS04 pic.twitter.com/NxkGqqRoNA
– Full (@ MegaStoned1948) April 21, 2021
Images circulating on the internet show a large group of supporters running screaming across a bridge near the stadium. Fireworks are also set off. BILD speaks of a ‘violent attack’ on the players. “The investigation into the incident has begun,” said Schalke. “Schalke 04 will not comment further on this matter until the incident is clarified.”
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