The Bundesliga is enjoying a kind of special role in the current corona pandemic, so the many professionals should behave in an exemplary manner. Breel Embolo from Borussia Mönchengladbach was apparently caught at a party with 23 people. The “Bild” newspaper reported this first on Monday evening.
Report: Embolo escaped from the police over a roof
Wednesday, January 20, 8:02 a.m .: What really happened on Saturday night in Essen? According to SID information, Breel Embolo was at the party in question – and not with a friend, as he claimed. The “Bild” newspaper even reports that the Swiss national player escaped over the roof (!) From the police.
According to this, officials surrounded the café of the 23 party guests at 2:30 a.m. when a person climbed out of the window and shimmy over a roof into an adjacent apartment. According to “Bild”, this person should actually have been Embolo. The police then rang the doorbell and broke it open because nobody opened it.
Gladbach coach Rose was asked for a statement by a Sky reporter on Tuesday evening after the Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen (1-0). Rose replied with counter-questions: “How did this news come about? Did the ‘Bild’ reporter see him, or where did he get the information from? That is important for me first. Someone must have seen that. And not hearsay, according to the report , according to the media – that’s always difficult. “
The 44-year-old continues: “In the best case scenario, we can all find ways and means to find out the truth. I also believe that Breel’s lawyers will now intervene.”
Borussia keeper Yann Sommer: said: “I have known Breel for a long time, he is a young player who made a big mistake. He is 23 years old, he will learn from it. But we as a team will also be hard hit and address that clearly. ” At Gladbach’s appearance against Borussia Dortmund on Friday, Embolo should be back in the squad, according to Rose.
Gladbach coach Rose criticizes Embolo excursion as “completely meaningless”
6:33 p.m .: Gladbach’s trainer Marco Rose has criticized Embolo for the possible violation of the Corona protection regulations. “It is completely pointless to go to another friend as a public person with your buddy on Saturday evening at 2.30 am in the pandemic time. At that moment I broke a corona rule,” Rose told Sky.
Rose had spoken to Embolo on the phone about the incident. “He gave us credible assurances that he wasn’t part of any party,” said the coach. This would also be absurd for Rose. “Having a party at these times would make a huge difference.”
Rose pointed out the importance of following the rules. “We know how exactly everyone looks at us. All young people feel the same way. That it is not easy to sit at home alone. Nevertheless, we have to stick to the rules. If we don’t manage to do that, the outcry is rightly great . “
Party with 15 women? Embolo denounces “misrepresentation”
Tuesday, January 19, 12:45 p.m .: The police stuck to their portrayal on Tuesday. According to this, 23 men and women are said to have met for an illegal party in a restaurant that was actually closed for corona-related reasons on the Baldeneysee in Essen. A police spokesman had previously said that there was also a professional footballer among the men, but did not mention the name.
Accordingly, no gaps were kept at the party and masks were not worn. None of the celebrants resides in Essen. Most of them came from the Düsseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart area. All 23 received a notice and were sent off.
Several patrol cars were in use on Sunday morning, the spokesman said. It is now being examined why the 15 women and eight men had met in Essen. There are no references to other professional footballers among the party guests.
Late on Monday evening, Embolo confirmed in a message distributed via his club’s Twitter account that the police had taken his personal details. However, this was in the apartment of a colleague with whom he wanted to see basketball.
This apartment “was in the immediate vicinity of the place where this party took place,” wrote Embolo on Instagram. And further: “But it is not true that I attended a party. That is a misrepresentation.”
He described having been with his colleague as a mistake. “I shouldn’t have been there, that was a mistake and unfortunately I won’t be able to play against Bremen tomorrow and I’m very sorry about that,” wrote the 23-year-old.
The police spokesman said: “We know the statement made by Mr. Embolo. We have not had an operation in the neighborhood. Our operation was concentrated on the building of the restaurant.” He did not provide any information about where exactly the officials met the celebrants.
Embolo was removed from the squad for the Bundesliga game against Werder Bremen on Tuesday evening “as a precaution”. According to the official justification, he “may have violated the Corona Protection Ordinance”.
The Swiss will only return to team training if he has negative corona tests, as Borussia further announced.
Whether the operator of the restaurant knew about the party and why they were invited is still being determined. The operator could not be reached for a comment on Tuesday.
