IN THE final moments of the 2018-19 season, Union Berlin became the first second division side since 2012 to triumph in the Bundesliga’s promotion/relegation play-off.

The win over two legs against Stuttgart saw Union, the club from east Berlin, promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.

Fans streamed onto the pitch, letting off fireworks and lighting flares as they did, in a scene unmatched across the footballing world. These type of celebrations might be viewed as troublesome or unruly by the authorities in Britain, but not in Germany.