UPDATED: 13:45 EST, 16 April 2013 Police had to intervene to avoid scuffles between Borussia Dortmund supporters and alleged scalpers seeking tickets for the Champions League semi-final match against Real Madrid. Hundreds of Dortmund fans had camped out for two days in the front of the team offices hoping to snare some of the past remaining tickets for the eagerly anticipated battle between two of Europe's most eye-catching factors. The regional Ruhr Nachrichten magazine says fighting broke out at many locations when suspected ticket scalpers sent their very own visitors to try to jump the queues. Dedication: Some Dortmund supporters have been waiting for two nights to grab seats Impressive numbers: More than 1000 fans queued up to decide to try and get seats for the match The initial leg on Wednesday in Dortmund has been sold out with all 66,829 seats gone. They did not say how many tickets ultimately went on sale but with each fan able to buy two tickets, many followers camping in front of the offices left empty-handed. 'We underestimated the run using the tickets,' team CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said in a statement. 'We will draw our lessons and will not have a free of charge purchase similar to this again.' With around 80,000 spectators per sport, Dortmund have the second best average attendance in Europe behind Barcelona. Their ground capacity, however, is paid down for European suits that do not allow for standing places, unlike the Bundesliga. Mayhem: When the passes did come one sale scalpers were seeking to break through the group to the kiosks History: Dortmund beat Real Madrid at home through the group level of your competition 'Dortmund supporters are passionate, psychological and this membership is marked by anything unusual,' mentioned Daniel Schrader, who spent two nights waiting for the ticket counters to start. Schrader, who appeared on Sunday morning, was among the first to ever get his tickets after being forced to wait yet another quarter-hour at the table with the club's computer system piling under the weight of online needs. 'I have been waiting since Sunday morning for those two small pieces of paper,' a beaming Schrader said. 'We battled through for just two days. It was tough but it was all worth it now.' Stoppage time: Dortmund's Julian Schieber and Felipe Santana deal in the champion against Malaga Leaving it late: Dortmund needed two objectives in extra-time to create it through the quarter-final
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