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Dortmund players avoid Baku stadium showers after 2-1 win
Borussia Dortmund beat Azerbaijan’s Sabah 2-1 in a Champions League match in Baku.
After the game, Dortmund’s players left the Olympic Stadium without showering there and used the spa area at their hotel instead.
A reported concern about possible Legionella in the stadium’s water system was cited as a precaution, but no cases of contamination have been reported.
Dortmund sporting director Ole Book also said the hotel showers were more comfortable.
Coach Niko Kovac said the team had been told to shower at the hotel, while Sabah player Joy-Lance Mickels said his team had used the stadium showers and found them good.
The teams gave different accounts of the stadium’s showers, and Dortmund’s decision was not clearly attributed to the players themselves.
Dortmund’s 2-1 win earned it three points, taking its total to six, while Sabah remained on three.
Borussia Dortmund players avoided the showers at Baku’s Olympic Stadium after beating Sabah 2-1 in the Champions League.
The club reportedly acted as a precaution over a possible Legionella risk in the stadium’s water system.
No contamination cases had been reported, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
Dortmund reserved the hotel spa area for the team’s post-match recovery.
Sabah player Joy-Lance Mickels said his team had showered at the stadium the previous week and described the showers positively.
- Who
- Borussia Dortmund players and Sabah FK.
- What
- Dortmund players did not shower at Baku’s Olympic Stadium after a 2-1 win. The club reportedly had the team use the hotel’s spa area instead.
- When
- After the match on Tuesday evening. The date is not stated in the articles.
- Where
- The Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the team’s hotel.
- Why
- The club reportedly acted as a precaution over a possible Legionella risk in the stadium water system. Dortmund’s sporting director also said the hotel showers were more welcoming.
Borussia Dortmund
Sabah FK
Reason for avoiding the stadium showers
Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund reportedly acted as a precaution over a possible Legionella risk in the water system.
Sabah FK
Sabah player Joy-Lance Mickels said he did not know what the problem was and did not want to imply anything about Dortmund.
Condition of the showers
Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund sporting director Ole Book said the showers were not very luxurious.
Sabah FK
Mickels said the showers were good and the water was not cold.
Mickels said Sabah players showered at the stadium before their match against Slavia Prague.
Dortmund beat Sabah 2-1 in Baku, with Serhou Guirassy scoring twice.
Dortmund players left the stadium without showering and used the hotel’s spa area for recovery.
- Result
- Sabah 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
- Goalscorer
- Serhou Guirassy scored twice
- Venue
- Olympic Stadium, Baku
- Reported concern
- Possible Legionella in the stadium water system
- Dortmund sporting director
- Ole Book
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What people are saying
I think the showers at the hotel were a little more welcoming. That is why we are trying to get the players there more quickly.
You can imagine. The showers here are not so luxurious.
We were told not to shower here, but at the hotel: that is why we returned to the hotel quickly.
We showered there just last week, before the match against Slavia Prague. The showers are great and the water is not cold.