Germany blasts: Dortmund set to face Monaco today

Blast hit Borussia Dortmund team will "pull together" when they face Monaco, 24 hours after their team bus was damag
Updated 12 Apr, 2017

Blast hit Borussia Dortmund team will "pull together" when they face Monaco, 24 hours after their team bus was damaged by explosions in Germany.

Defender Marc Bartra fractured his wrist in the incident, which led to Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg being postponed.

However, the match has been rescheduled for today (Wednesday), with a 17:45 BST kick-off.

"In such a crisis situation, all of Borussia will pull together," chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke told BBC.

"The team and coaches were shocked. Now we must channel it in some way," he added.

Watzke said the "explosive strike on the bus" happened as it left the team hotel, with "three explosive devices placed and triggered on the edge of the road".

The 26-year-old [Bartra] has played 12 times for Spain, joined the Bundesliga club from Barcelona in June last year.

Captain Marcel Schmelzer said: "We're all in shock and our thoughts are with Marc. We hope that he will make a speedy recovery."

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