On Wednesday morning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel telephoned Borussia Dortmund Chief Executive Officer Hans-Joachim Watzke with a message of support for the club.

Merkel and Watzke discussed the situation in detail together. The Chancellor sees it as a positive step that the team is not giving in to terror and is instead going ahead with the match at this difficult time. She is keeping up to date with the latest information and has her fingers crossed for BVB tonight.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel pictured with Roman Weidenfeller in 2013.