On Tuesday evening, Borussia Dortmund started the Champions League group stage with a convincing 3-0 win over FC Copenhagen. The game was overshadowed by the constant use of pyrotechnics and clashes between the fan camps. At least the torches in the stadium obviously appealed to a BVB star.
“NO PYRO NO PARTY,” Thomas Meunier tweeted on Wednesday evening, upsetting the users of the short message service.
“The best player in the world”, “Meunier du ***ing Legende” or simply “King” can mainly be read in the comments.
However, it can be doubted that the tweet will also be met with enthusiasm by the BVB bosses.
In any case, a legend of the black and yellow could not gain anything from the pyro show. “I can only apologize to my friends in Dortmund for what has happened in the last few days. But actually, such behavior cannot be excused,” ex-BVB striker Flemming Povlsen told the “Ruhr Nachrichten”.
BVB game was a high security game
The game had already been classified as a high-security game in advance. According to the Dortmund police, the first clashes between the fans broke out on Monday, but the presence of the law enforcement officers probably had an effect.
“On the day of the event, the journey to the stadium was largely trouble-free, but there were numerous violations of the pyrotechnics ban in the stadium and on departure,” says a press release. In Signal Iduna Park, among other things, tear gas had to be used to prevent arguments “between home and away fans, who had already thrown pyrotechnics at each other there”. Two people “were taken into custody during the game”.
FC Copenhagen supporters are “enemies” with Brondby IF fans. The latter, on the other hand, is united by a fan friendship with the BVB supporters. An Ultra delegation from Brondby had even traveled to Dortmund.