The RB Leipzig club apologized Monday after its stewards expelled Sunday from Red Bull Arena Japanese spectators who came to watch the German soccer championship match against Bayer Leverkusen, against a background of fear of the coronavirus.
"Unfortunately, in a context of great uncertainty surrounding this question (...) an error has been made, note deplores in its press release RB Leipzig. We would like to apologize. ” The club recalls that it had asked its stewards to "intensify the controls" of "certain groups because of a potential risk".
An update to our earlier statement regarding yesterday's incident involving Japanese spectators. #RBLeipzig has since met and discussed the incident with the affected group and has offered them our sincere apologies once again. pic.twitter.com/dS7fn4yuv4
- RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) March 2, 2020RB Leipzig specifies that it is trying to contact these Japanese spectators, about twenty according to the press, to invite them for the next match of its team. In Germany, the number of people with coronavirus was Monday morning of 157.
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