Leipzig was forced to apologize to a group of Japanese after being expelled from the field during a home match in the German first division against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, amid fears of the spread of the Coruna virus.
Leipzig said the club's supervisors were conducting "more audits of people coming from potential danger areas" based on recommendations from the German Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control.
"Unfortunately, in this particular case and due to the great doubts that currently exist in our country on this topic, an error has occurred in the interpretation of the recommendations with our Japanese guests. We deeply apologize for this error and wish to compensate them and we are already seeking to contact these people to invite them to the next match," the club added. On our land. "
Leipzig did not reveal any further details about the incident, but local reports said that a group of about twenty Japanese visitors were ordered to leave the stadium ten minutes after the match started.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw, second-placed Leipzig three points behind leaders Bayern Munich.