A sold out stadium in Dortmund saw a loss to Leipzig. Russian sports TV stopped the broadcast in the 12th minute. What was the reason?

For the first time since the end of the coronavirus pandemic, spectators sold out the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund in the 28th round of the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig. But it took away a valuable win. The match was also broadcast on Russian sports television, but the viewing was short-lived and the broadcast was terminated.

The biggest stadium in Germany with a capacity of 81,365 spectators witnessed a clear defeat of Borussia Dortmund. RB Leipzig managed to win 4: 1 with tremendous efficiency, confirming their improved form after a disappointing start to the season.

Leipzig had the worst start to the season and as title hopefuls they were in the middle of the Bundesliga table. They now hold a place in the elite four, securing their place in next year’s Champions League. And that’s not all.

The team is still fighting on three fronts. In April, they will face Atalanta Bergamo of Italy in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and Union Berli in the semi-finals of the German Cup.

Dortmund, on the other hand, lost its chance to close to six points behind leaders Bayern Munich with the loss. Dortmund won their match in Freiburg 4-1.

However, they played part of the game with 12 men due to a substitution error and this mistake is still to be addressed. The result is also subject to a forfeit.

Interestingly, the match in Dortmund was also broadcast by Russian sports TV. However, it first interrupted the match in the 12th minute and then stopped it completely.

The reason was said to be political. On the advertising banners, the words “STOP WAR” and “STAND WITH UKRAINE” appeared in yellow and blue.

Source: Borussia Dortmund