Dortmund and Schalke fans clash with police and hit with batons during fierce Bundesliga derby
BORUSSIA DORTMUND and Schalke fans clashed with police in disgraceful scenes during the Ruhr Derby. Supporters were at each other’s throats during the full-throttle Bundesliga clash as Dortmund crashed to a humiliating 4-2 defeat at home. Lucien Favre’s side finished the game with nine men as Marco Reus and Marius Wolf saw red within five […]
BORUSSIA DORTMUND and Schalke fans clashed with police in disgraceful scenes during the Ruhr Derby.
Supporters were at each other’s throats during the full-throttle Bundesliga clash as Dortmund crashed to a humiliating 4-2 defeat at home.
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![There were ugly scenes during the Bundesliga battle](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/NINTCHDBPICT000485838350.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Lucien Favre’s side finished the game with nine men as Marco Reus and Marius Wolf saw red within five minutes of each other.
But the ill feeling between the two sides spilled onto the terraces as fans attacked each other in shocking scenes.
One picture shows a masked Dortmund hooligan hurling a weapon at a group of Schalke fans.
While some away supporters appeared to target innocent home fans trying to escape the violence.
Police in riot gear were then forced to come charging out in strong numbers.
And they finally managed to break the two sets of supporters apart, with some needing to use their batons to keep the peace.
The players themselves weren’t safe from the distasteful aggression, with Jadon Sancho struck by a lighter.
He became Europe’s leading assist king after setting up Mario Gotze for the match’s opener.
But he was then hit by a lighter thrown from the Schalke end and required treatment before returning to the action.
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