The players and the manager of Bayern Munich were furious with their own fans after having unveiled a banner directed against the owner of Hoffenheim.
The Bundesliga giants beat Hoffenheim 6-0 away from home and headed for a comfortable victory.
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Bayern Munich match with Hoffenheim suspended due to supporters’ banner
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Thiago begged fans to remove banner
A banner displayed by visiting supporters then caused the match to be stopped and the local players left the field.
He made disparaging comments about Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp, calling him “son of b ****”.
The referee stopped the match and the television cameras filmed Hopp who appeared visibly upset by the banners.
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Bayern boss was furious
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Fans also launched dozens of flares during the match
The Bayern players went to see their fans pleading for their withdrawal while the manager, Hansi Flick, also ran from the shelter to try to resolve the situation.
The two groups of players were removed from the field in the 77th minute and the match was suspended while they attempted to remove the banners.
Club legend Oliver Kahn was also seen protesting the supporters, but they appeared to refuse to eliminate them.
Fans of Bayern Munich are unhappy with the way Hopp funded Hoffenheim and injected money into the club to get them from fifth level in German football to the Bundesliga in no time.
The players then returned to the field to play the remaining 13 minutes of the game, but decided to simply slow down the time to end the game rather than continue.
The two teams were talking to each other and chatting as time expired ending in an odd way with Bayern winning 6-0.
Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Jadon Sancho scored again for Borussia Dortmund by beating SC Freiburg 1-0 at home.
Borussia Monchengladbach beat Augsburg 3-2 away from home with five goals scored in the second period while Mainz won 2-0 against Paderborn.
Bayern are five points ahead of the table with second place from RB Leipzig against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
