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Borussia Dortmund bus runs into trouble in a farmer's field

Borussia Dortmund found themselves in danger of being late for their DFB Pokal tie against Sportfreunde Lotte when their team bus ran aground in a farmer's field on the way to the stadium.

Roughly four hours before the quarterfinal game was due to start, the Dortmund bus got stuck while attempting to navigate down a narrow country lane.

Thankfully, a local farmer was on hand to help rescue the bus with a shunt from his tractor.

As it transpired, the match never actually went ahead after a flurry of snow before kick-off saw the officials rule the pitch unplayable.

"I could not guarantee the health of the players, the surface was soaked," said referee Felix Brych after making the call.

We can only guess that Dortmund took a different route home.