BORUSSIA DORTMUND's title hopes were stung, drawn and slaughtered – after firefighters dashed in to tackle a BEE invasion.
The flying raiders replaced Bayern Munich as Dortmund's swarm enemy as they covered TV camera gear at the home Bundesliga clash with Mainz.
And those fans worried it was a bad omen might feel they were proved right.
Dortmund were held to a dramatic 2-2 draw – meaning Bayern took their 11th crown in a row on goal difference via a late 2-1 win at Cologne.
Many supporters noted the bees were in home colours, although one sceptic claimed the intruders were flies disguised as fans!
Firefighters were forced to carry out the infested TV equipment ahead of kick off.
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And one pessimist posted: "If that isn’t symbolic in some way, I don’t know what is."
He obviously felt Dortmund needed some sting special to dethrone Bayern – and he was correct, with England's Jude Bellingham watching on in anguish and in vain as an unused sub.
Another viewer said of the bees: "They got good seats too. Shame they're getting re-seated."
It feels like buzz light years since Dortmund won the title – it was in fact in 2012 under Jurgen Klopp.
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And although they began Saturday afternoon two points clear of Bayern, their long wait for domestic glory soon became even more agonising.
Dortmund reeled as Mainz took a shock 2-0 lead inside 24 minutes through Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Karim Onisiwo.
That put Bayern top of the league as they were 1-0 up at Cologne courtesy of Kingsley Coman.
Dejan Ljubicic's penalty leveller for Cologne on 81 minutes briefly restored Dortmund to the summit – but Jamal Musiala nicked a 2-1 victory for Bayern.
That left Dortmund needing to net twice in stoppage time against Mainz.
Niklas Sule levelled on 96th minute to set up a hum-stinger of a finale.
But Edin Terzic's side ran out of time in their search for a winner.
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