“This is a misrepresentation”

Corona rules were broken, but no party was held: On Monday night, Breel Embolo explained his night out after the Bundesliga match in Stuttgart on Instagram. The forward is understanding.

At the last second and via a controversial penalty, Borussia Mönchengladbach conceded the last draw against Stuttgart on Saturday, the frustration with the “colts” afterwards running deep, probably also with Swiss forward Breel Embolo. The positive for Gladbach: the next opportunity comes on Tuesday with the home game against Werder Bremen. However, not for Embolo.

As his club announced on Monday, he will be removed from the Borussia squad for the match. “As a precautionary measure, Borussia removed forward Breel Embolo from the call for tomorrow’s Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen (6:30 pm) after it emerged on Monday that the Swiss national player may have violated the Crown Protection Ordinance, “he says. an opinion. Only when the 23-year-old has negative test results will he be able to participate in team training again.

A mistake, but not a party

Rumors spread quickly. The German newspaper “Bild” writes about a lively night out in Essen. Late on Monday night, Embolo responded to the strong accusations and addressed the public: “Dear Borussia fans! I want to comment on the reports about me that circulated in various media tonight. On Sunday night, after returning from the game in Stuttgart, I drove to Essen with a friend to watch a colleague’s basketball there. That was a mistake today, “Embolo writes in his Instagram story and regrets the night’s excursion:” It was stupid on my part and I apologize to my teammates, the club and especially the fans. “

But: Embolo doesn’t want to know anything about going to a party at the nearby restaurant. “But it is not true that I attended a party. That is a misrepresentation. The apartment I was in was in the vicinity of the pub where this party was taking place ”, writes the 38-time national player. According to the daily “Bild”, 23 people are said to have participated in these celebrations before the police disbanded them.

Embolo also claims to have contacted the police, but not in that restaurant: “The police found me in the apartment and took my personal data,” he says, before stressing again: “Again: I would not have been there. it should be, it was a mistake and unfortunately I can’t be in tomorrow’s game against Bremen and I’m very sorry. “

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