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Borussia Dortmund full-back Marius Wolf responded to a viral video of a spectator stealing a shirt from a wheelchair-bound teammate at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday.
The incident occurred after Dortmund produced a sensational comeback to overturn a 2-1 deficit and beat Atletico Madrid 5-4 on aggregate to advance to the Champions League semi-finals.
After the match, Julian Brandt, scorer of the first Bundesliga goal, was seen handing his shirt to a spectator in a wheelchair.
Seconds later, another member of the crowd snatched the uniform from the clutches of the fan, who appeared to wave the jersey at the fan before walking away smiling.
While Brandt appeared unaware that the incident had occurred, the man who had taken the shirt was followed by another member of the crowd, apparently an associate of the wheelchair-bound spectator.
A fan appeared to snatch Julian Brandt’s shirt from another fan in a wheelchair
Wolf wrote in response to the video ‘Wird geklart’ which translates to ‘It will become clear’.
The video, which sparked anger among many fans online, has now caught the attention of Wolf, who took to X (formerly Twitter) to assure fans that the situation would be resolved.
The Dortmund defender wrote in response to the video: “Wird geklärt” with a “smiley face” emoji, which translates from German to “It will become clear.”
Despite that, many fans on social media criticized the actions of the fan who stole the football shirt, with some claiming that he should receive a lifetime ban.
‘When you’re the biggest idiot among 81,000 people. Taking Brandt’s gift from a wheelchair user. Lifetime ban from the stadium, please.
Brandt put the hosts ahead, curling the ball past the inside post with a clinical finish in the 34th minute. Chelsea loanee Ian Maatsen would double their lead just five minutes later with his first Champions League goal.
Atlético hit back thanks to a Matts Hummels own goal, before Ángel Correa pounced on a lucky rebound to put the visitors ahead 3-2 on aggregate.
Despite that, Niclas Fullkrug and Marcel Sabitzer responded in the 71st and 72nd minutes to seal a 4-2 victory for the hosts and a 5-4 aggregate victory, securing their place in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Maatsen sent a direct message to Mauricio Pochettino and his parent club Chelsea after scoring his first Champions League goal.
The fan appeared to steal the jersey, waved it at the fan and then ran down the porch.
Wolf was an unused substitute during the match, but explained that the incident would be resolved.
Julian Brandt scored Borussia Dortmund’s first goal to help them defeat Atlético Madrid.
After the victory, the Dortmund team celebrated with the fans inside the Signal Iduna Park
‘I always believed [I could] to play for Chelsea, but unfortunately it didn’t work out,” he explained.
‘Now that I am here I am very grateful for the opportunity. I’m very proud of myself. I continued to believe in myself and came here to play my game at the highest level. “Today I think I did a very good performance.”
Regarding the goal, he added: “It’s an incredible feeling, you know?”
‘I’ve dreamed of this since I was a kid, especially scoring my first goal in the Champions League. I’m so happy I can’t even describe it.’