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While most of the Bundesliga clubs were already on christmas vacation, the round of 16 of the DFB cup started last tuesday/wednesday.

Henning Senf sent pictures from the game Borussia Dortmund vs. Hannover 96.

The game was played at Dortmund and the picture was taken from the BVB fan corner.

There was hardly any fan noise in the sold out arena (80.645) for the initial 12 minutes and 12 seconds, as the fans protested against the new safety concept "Sicheres Stadionerlebnis" of the DFB. The 12 minutes and 12 seconds were chosen in accordance to the day (12th of December) on which most of the clubs signed off on the DFB concept which is thought to result in a safer environment for fans. However, the fans themselves critics that the new rules would violate against personal rights.

The BVB dominated the entire game and secured the next round in the DFB cup with a 5:1 home win.

Thanks for sharing. If anyone can provide other live pictures from game-day attendances in any country from any stadium, we would like to present them here as well.