Borussia Dortmund favourite Marco Reus bought beer for nearly a whole stadium of the team’s fans at his final home game for the club on Saturday.
“It was planned in advance,” Reus said. “It was perfect, I’m unbelievably grateful for all the love people have shown me.”
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Before treating everyone to a drink, he treated them on the field to a goal and setting up another in the 4-0 win over Darmstadt in Dortmund’s final Bundesliga game of the season.
More than 81,000 supporters attended the match, though not all were of beer-drinking age, but many will have availed of the captain’s offer, possibly more than once.
Dortmund posted on X a note signed by Reus in which he says, “Thank you for everything! The farewell beer on me,” followed by a smiley face and “your Marco.”
Dortmund didn’t show the final bill.
Auf Marco! 🍺 pic.twitter.com/Hil9ikqBEC
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) May 18, 2024
The 34-year-old Reus is leaving Dortmund after 12 years at the club. He scored with a spectacular free kick in the 38th minute after setting up Ian Maatsen for the opener.
“You could hardly think it any nicer,” Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said. “It would be a perfect farewell if we didn’t want to crown him again…
