Hertha BSC in the 2020/21 season: Dilrosun and Piatek move into the starting line-up – Liveblog – Sport

Lives and works for more than half a year Bruno Labbadia now in Berlin, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, he has so far hardly noticed anything from the city. “I also have very, very few contacts with other people,” said the Hertha BSC coach in a media panel on Monday.

Little is what it was like. Even Hertha’s derby against 1. FC Union, that on Friday evening (8.30 p.m., live on Dazn) in the empty Olympic Stadium increases, feels different than in normal times. “Still, it’s a derby,” says Labbadia.

On Tuesday morning, his club managed to get people talking about the game against local rivals from Köpenick in the city. In all twelve Berlin districts, so also in the home country of 1. FC Union, blue and white Hertha flags waved on the roadside in the morning. A a good five-digit number had been distributed across the city by a good 150 people on behalf of and at the club’s expense.

The blue and white flag plays an important role in Hertha’s fan scene. The “Pure flag” A few years ago, the Ultras were an important concern in the club’s coat of arms. The organized fans were informed in advance about the campaign with the flags on the roadside. She evidently met with goodwill from them.