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After the sealed relegation of FC Schalke 04, an “exchange between professional team and fan groups”, according to the Revierckub, “exceeded limits”.
“With all understandable frustration and all understandable anger about relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga: The club will never accept if the physical integrity of its players and employees is endangered.
But that is exactly what happened last night through the actions of individuals, ”said a statement on Wednesday morning.
The boundaries were exceeded by individuals and so far "unassigned persons".
The club condemns this behavior "in the strongest possible terms and naturally places itself in front of its employees".
The processing of the incident has begun.
There should be no further comments on the part of Schalke 04 until the clarification.
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Schalke lost 1-0 at Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday evening - this defeat sealed their fourth relegation from the Bundesliga, the first since 1988. After the game, the team went back to Gelsenkirchen.
"The players ran away"
According to "Bild", the Schalke team, spread over several minibuses, arrived at the stadium in Gelsenkirchen at around 1.30 a.m. 50 fans had waited there for a debate, and the police had also been on site with several emergency vehicles. The situation then quickly escalated. Violent supporters are said to have followed players downright, the professionals then fled.
Chief Inspector Matthias Büscher from the Gelsenkirchen police station confirmed the incident to “Bild”: “After the Schalke players returned to the arena, there should be a discussion with a group of fans. There was evidence of this beforehand, so police forces were available. Then, unexpectedly, there was massive aggression, two players are said to have been kicked, eggs and pyrotechnics flew. The players ran away, our officers from the Hundred then intervened. There are no known injuries and no arrests. However, it is determined whether and which reports there are against those involved in the attack. "