"They all stand, chant and make such a noise that the stand seems like the pharynx of some huge, roaring monster. The Bundesliga title challengers hammered their rivals in the Revierderby in the first match since the coronavirus pandemic.German football had been suspended for almost two months before Lucien Favre's returned with a rampant performance to defeat Schalke on Saturday afternoon.And although the ground was empty, the players saluted the famous Yellow Wall as if was still packed with 25,000 fervent supporters after the final whistle.The Dortmund players traditionally stand hand in hand at the end of a match to say thank you to their fans and also take time to applaud the supporters.They did so against Schalke in a stark reminder of how different football is, and will be for some time, since the COVID-19 crisis.Players and coaches could be seen elbowing each other in celebration, with handshakes banned as the league maintains some social distancing measures.Erling Braut Haaland also performed an unusual celebration in which he stood several metres apart from his team-mates, swaying while stood on the post.The Norwegian's strike saw him net his 10th Bundesliga goal in just his ninth appearance to open the scoring on 29 minutes.And Raphael Guerreiro doubled the hosts' lead before the break, firing low beyond Markus Schubert after the goalkeeper's clearance found a Dortmund player.The game was over within three minutes of the second half as Thorgan Hazard, having provided a sublime cross for the opener, hammered an effort beyond Schubert to make it 3-0.And Guerreiro added his second and Dortmund's fourth shortly after the hour, capping off a sublime team move with an outside-of-the-foot finish.The win moves Die Schwarz-Gelben a single point behind league leaders and reigning champions Bayern Munich, who play Union Berlin on Sunday.Menawhile third-placed RB Leipzig's draw with Freiburg leaves them three points behind Dortmund.Paul Lambert, who won the Champions League as a player for Dortmund in 1997, joined BT Sport to analyse the match and said: “The lack of atmosphere is a really strange thing, I've played in front of that crowd and it can work both ways.“It's strange and I think it's going to take a lot of patience for players to get used to that lack of atmosphere.“The celebrations are a strange thing of their own.“All credit to the two sets of players, they tried their best and maybe there was a lack of intensity.”.Dortmund are next in action when they face Wolfsburg away from home next Saturday (2.30pm).Following that, a huge title clash with Bayern awaits on home soil on Tuesday May 26.See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Dreaming Big Back in March 2019, Dortmund met Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 16. Dortmund’s illustrious Yellow Wall unveiled a special banner of a man wearing binoculars alongside the message, “On the Trail of the Lost Cup”, referring to their previous European triumph in 1997. "Just look at the south stand in Dortmund," Johnny Rotten, lead singer of British punk band The Sex Pistols and a passionate Arsenal fan has said on the matter. "I gave it back, and that's the worst mistake you can make, because after that it's almost impossible to get it back.". ".Dortmund fan Max Kiwit, 27, has been coming to the stadium with his family since he was four and told AFP why he is a regular on 'The Yellow Wall'. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.Erling Haaland hailed 'goalscoring machine' after Dortmund star scores,Borussia Dortmund win over Schalke hammers home Man Utd mistake,Borussia Dortmund stars salute empty Yellow Wall after win in strange Bundesliga moment,Jean-Clair Todibo caught in x-rated Erling Haaland rant,'Arsenal need him' - Mikel Arteta urged to sign Achraf Hakimi,Erling Haaland in social distancing celebration after Dortmund goal,Man Utd fans have Jadon Sancho transfer conspiracy theory,Erling Haaland has Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to thank,Liverpool transfer fear over Timo Werner evident in RB Leipzig display. Gary Calton takes a visit to the Signal Iduna Park, to see Borussia Dortmund's famous South Stand, or the Yellow Wall - the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe, with a capacity of 25,000.
newspaper archive.Express. The Yellow Wall are some of the most passionate fans around, and this display easily proves it. "If you are the opposition, it crushes you -- but if you have her at your back as a goalkeeper, it's a fantastic feeling," is how ex-Dortmund shot-stopper Roman Weidenfeller describes the experience of the imposing terrace.For Bundesliga games, the south stand, which is 100 metres (328 feet) wide and 40 metres high, is packed with 25,000 fans, but capacity is reduced to 16,000 to meet UEFA regulations for Champions League games.Nevertheless, the noise will be deafening when the Dortmund team walk out for Tuesday's last 16, first leg tie.
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