Football club Bayern Munich have apologised for any offence caused by imagery they used in a tweet this morning.
The German giants play Italian side Juventus in the Champions League tonight, with the winners going through to the last 16 and the losers exiting the competition.
To represent this the club released an image showing a set of train tracks with their Stadium the Allianz Arena at the end of the line.
"It's an all-or-nothing game," says skipper @philipplahm. We're ready. It's #UCL MATCHDAY! #FCBJuve #packmas pic.twitter.com/R63tfMs2UP
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) March 16, 2016
However, some felt the train track imagery was reminiscent of images of the Holocaust, and the trains used to transport people to concentration camps.
The club found themselves the subject of criticism, with a member of the Italian Jewish community saying: “An error like this is unacceptable for a club like Bayern, who always pay attention to communication.”
They have since apologised, saying the image was “misunderstood”.
“Our matchday graphic has been misunderstood to represent historical, something which was never intended,” the club said in a statement.
They went to express regret for any offence caused.
.@FCBayernEN pic.twitter.com/G9mb1JMLzw
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) March 16, 2016
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