Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (L) of Schalke controls the ball under the defense from Joakim Nilsson of Bielefeld during a German Bundesliga match between Arminia Bielefeld and FC Schalke. Xinhua

Schalke players attacked by fans after relegation from Bundesliga

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 4/21/21

Schalke players were attacked by fans early Wednesday morning after returning from a 1-0 loss to Arminia that resulted in the team being relegated from the Bundesliga, according to ESPN's Stephan Uersfeld.

Schalke players were attacked by their own fans after getting relegated from the Bundesliga.

Fans chased some of the players on the stadium perimeters in scenes that sources told @uersfeld were filmed early Wednesday morning.

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Gelsenkirchen police said in a statement that between 500 and 600 people waited for the team at Veltins Arena. When players left the team bus, eggs were thrown at them, and they were verbally abused, the police added.

According to WAZ, players were primarily left unharmed and "got away with a few bruises."

Tuesday's loss marked Schalke's first relegation in over 30 years. They are last in the Bundesliga with a 2-7-21 record. They'll now play in Bundesliga 2 with teams such as VfL Bochum, Furth and Hamburger SV.

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