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Watzke received death threats after Leipzig match

BVB chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke claims that he was threatened by supporters after his side's Bundesliga win in early February

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke was sent death threats after his side beat RB Leipzig 1-0 in a bad-tempered Bundesliga clash on February 4.

After Dortmund fans held up offensive banners at the match, the club was fined €100,000 and ordered to close their south stand, nicknamed the 'Yellow Wall', for Saturday's 3-0 victory over Wolfsburg.

Watzke said he and his family have been threatened by Leipzig supporters following the match, which saw Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score the only goal to claim all three points.