So much tension that everything exploded. Manhandled by Real Madrid, Bayern Munich has long thought that this quarter-final second leg of the Champions League escaped any normality. Until the expulsion of Eduardo Camavinga and the liberating goal of Luis Diaz. So, when Michael Olise, with a superb curl of his left foot, sealed the score of the match, in stoppage time, the Munich fans let everything go.
Some of the supporters present in the Sudkurve went down to the pitch, behind the advertising boards to hug the players who were celebrating the Frenchman’s goal. But this outpouring of joy came at a cost. Several photographers who were there were injured, one of them even losing consciousness for a few minutes.
“How could this happen? »
Reuters photographer Kai Pfaffenbach published on his Instagram account his protocol for treatment by the Red Cross, which reports a loss of consciousness. “For those asking, I’m fine. Some bruising but no fracture or brain damage, he wrote. But one question: how could this happen? » In some photos, we see the photographers caught between the players who came to celebrate the qualification, the supporters and the advertising panels.
Bayern quickly contacted the injured photographers, as well as the fans, who apologized for the incident. “We regret the injuries suffered by media representatives during the Bayern Munich – Real Madrid match,” Club No. 12, one of the main Munich supporters groups, responded to AFP.
“To our knowledge, there has already been an exchange on this subject between Bayern Munich and at least some of the supporters concerned, during which the latter expressed their deep regrets regarding these unintentional injuries and apologized,” added Club No. 12. It is now up to UEFA, once it has received the reports from the delegate and security, to see if it takes up the matter by opening an investigation into these incidents.
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