Dortmund celebrates: fans' hero returns to the field after 259 days (PHOTO)

On Saturday, fans gathered at the "Signal Iduna Park" stadium in Dortmund had a great opportunity to celebrate.

Their favorites won 2:0 against the "Hamburger" team, and the long-awaited attacking defender Marco Reus also contributed to the victory.

The 28-year-old German recovered from a serious knee injury and played the match after a 259-day break.

M. Reus played until the 71st minute, when he was replaced by Mario Gotze.

One of Germany's most famous footballers has to get used to new teammates - in the past eight months, attackers Ousmane Dembele and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are no longer part of the team. Compared to a match in May last year, only three players from that team started yesterday - Roman Burki, Lukasz Piszczek, and Shinji Kagawa.

Welcome back, @woodyinho! #reus #bvbhsv pic.twitter.com/jDG0nSEP5O