DORTMUND, Germany: Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted his club underestimated ticket demands for their Champions League home semi-final against Real Madrid after fights broke out yesterday.
Dortmund host Real at Signal Iduna Park stadium on April 24, but there was chaos before tickets went on sale at 0900 (0700 GMT) yesterday, half an hour later than planned, as brawls broke out between fans, many of whom had queued overnight.
Around 100 police officers were deployed to break up scuffles amongst supporters waiting in queues at separate locations in Dortmund city centre as the tic
Two people were arrested and charged with assault, while a third was taken into custody and paramedics had to twice intervene after fans collapsed in the lines.
Watzke said afterwards, Dortmund will reorganise their advance ticket sales in future so organised gangs, operating on the black market, can not profit and to avoid the chaos that left some fans empty-handed despite queuing overnight for the tickets. AFP
