EA delegation from the Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Union Berlin was assaulted on the evening before the game in the Conference League at Feyenoord Rotterdam. “Fortunately, there were no serious injuries. You don’t expect something like that. About a third of them were women and also older people, ”said Union press spokesman Christian Arbeit on Thursday morning. The “Berliner Kurier” reported about it first.
The group of around 25 people around Union President Dirk Zingler and presidium member Oskar Kosche wanted to end the evening on Wednesday in a bar not far from the hotel when a larger group of people attacked and joined the Berlin delegation standing in front of the bar Tables and chairs were pelted.
The police were there quickly. One person was arrested, one person was hospitalized, said the Rotterdam police on Twitter with. “The person is out of the hospital. It was mostly the shock. It all happened relatively quickly, ”said Arbeit.
Feyenoord apologized for the attacks in the morning and promised to clarify. “The association distances itself in every respect from the people who condescended to this cowardly act and is of the opinion that no one who puts Feyenoord and the city in such a crazy way in such a negative light can or can call themselves supporters may “, said on Twitter. “Feyenoord also hopes that the perpetrators will be found and punished for this shocking case of public violence.”
Corona infection in Friedrich
Around 2500 Union fans are expected in the Dutch port city for the game this Thursday. The association appealed to the supporters to go to the meeting point after their arrival and not stroll through the city. The game in the De Kuip stadium will kick off in the early evening (6.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Europa Conference League and on TV Now).
Union is aiming for the second win in the third game. At the start of their special European adventure, the capital city had to accept a 3-1 defeat at Slavia Prague and last won 3-0 against Maccabi Haifa from Israel in Berlin. In Group E, the fifth place in the Bundesliga is in second place. The undefeated leaders Feyenoord are just one point ahead after two matchdays, Union could overtake with a win.
Marvin Friedrich couldn’t even start the journey. The defender had tested positive for the corona virus on Tuesday evening and had to go into quarantine at home. For him, Timo Baumgartl should move into the defense network. After the grueling last few weeks, it is expected that Fischer will make changes in some positions. Head coach Fischer regrets Friedrich’s short-term absence: “We miss him. How much we shall see. The player who takes his place will do a good job. “
More than 40,000 spectators are expected at the De Kuip stadium. Union has not played in front of so many people since the beginning of the corona pandemic. Around 2500 fans of the iron make their way to the Netherlands. Fischer expects a “stadium with an extraordinary atmosphere. You have to prepare a little for that, “he said:” But I also think that we should enjoy the atmosphere a bit. “
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