UPDATED: 13:45 EST, 16 April 2013 Police had to intervene to avoid scuffles between Borussia Dortmund fans and alleged scalpers seeking passes for the Champions League semi-final match against Real Madrid. Thousands of Dortmund supporters had camped out for two days in the front of the team offices hoping to capture some of the last remaining seats for the eagerly awaited battle between two of Europe's most eye-catching edges. The local Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper says fighting broke out at several places when alleged solution scalpers sent their very own individuals to try to jump the queues. Dedication: Some Dortmund fans was awaiting two nights to pick up tickets Extraordinary numbers: A lot more than 1000 followers queued up to take to and get seats for the fit The very first leg on Wednesday in Dortmund has been out of stock with all 66,829 seats gone. They did not say how many tickets in the course of time proceeded sale but with each lover able to buy two tickets, many fans camping before the offices left empty-handed. 'We overlooked the operate on the tickets,' team CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said in a statement. 'We will draw our lessons and will not have a free of charge purchase such as this again.' With around 80,000 spectators per sport, Dortmund have the 2nd best average attendance in Europe behind Barcelona. Their arena potential, nevertheless, is reduced for European matches that not allow for standing places, unlike the Bundesliga. Mayhem: When the passes did come one sale scalpers were trying to break through the group to the kiosks History: Dortmund beat Real Madrid in the home through the collection level of your competition 'Dortmund fans are passionate, emotional and this membership is marked by some thing unusual,' explained Daniel Schrader, who spent two days waiting for the ticket counters to start. Schrader, who came on Sunday afternoon, was among the first to ever get his tickets after being forced to wait still another fifteen minutes at the table with the club's computer system crashing beneath the weight of online needs. 'I have been waiting since Sunday morning for those two small pieces of paper,' a glowing Schrader said. 'We fought through for just two days. It was hard but it was all worth it now.' Stoppage time: Dortmund's Julian Schieber and Felipe Santana pack in the success against Malaga Leaving it late: Dortmund needed two goals in extra-time to make it through the quarter-final
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