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Borussia Mönchengladbach has taken its striker out of the line of fire for the time being.

Breel Embolo was not nominated for the game against Werder Bremen.

The Swiss is said to have been caught by the police at an illegal corona party last Saturday evening after the 2-2 at VfB Stuttgart.

Borussia believes their player that he was on the road but did not attend a party.

Either way: in the club they have no understanding of Embolo's behavior.

Coach Marco Rose criticized his striker before the game against Werder Bremen.

"There is absolutely no point in taking your buddy to another friend's house as a public person on Saturday evening at 2.30 a.m. during the pandemic.

At that moment I broke a corona rule, "said Rose on Sky.

Marco Rose (r.) And his striker Breel Embolo

Source: pa / Norbert Schmi / Norbert SCHMIDT

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Rose had spoken to Embolo on the phone about the incident.

"He gave us credible assurances that he wasn't part of any party," said the coach.

This would also be absurd for Rose.

"Having a party at these times would make a big difference."

According to the police, 23 men and women met for the party early on Sunday morning in a corona-related restaurant on Essen's Baldeneysee.

A police spokesman said on Monday that there was also a professional footballer among the men, but did not mention the name.

Embolo denies having been to a party

Embolo then confirmed on Instagram on Monday that his personal details had been taken by the police.

However, he denied having attended the party and called this a "misrepresentation".

The police found him in an apartment that was "in the immediate vicinity" of the pub where the party was taking place.

Rose pointed out the importance of following the rules.

“We know how closely everyone looks at us.

It is the same with all young people.

That it's not easy to be at home alone.

Still, we have to stick to the rules.

If we don't manage that, the outcry is rightly big. "