Despite the worsening corona situation in Germany, 50,000 spectators in the stadium at the Derby Cologne against Gladbach were excited. However, many did not wear a mask.
In terms of sport, the Rheinderby offered against Borussia Monchengladbach all reasons for cheering in Cologne. The people of Domstadt beat their unloved rival 4: 1 – and that in the sold-out RheinEnergieStadion.
So that the arena could reach full capacity despite the worsening Corona situation in Germany, the Bundesliga team set the 2G rule for the game day visit. In addition, the Cologne health department imposed one Mask requirement on the stands.
Some fans cheered “topless”
The majority of the 50,000 spectators complied with the measure. But the TV pictures showed that countless fans cheered “topless” in the fan curves.
It is still unclear whether and what consequences the misconduct of some stadium visitors will have for them 1. FC Cologne Has. The fact that the club was allowed to play in front of a sold-out house is not a matter of course anyway, as a look at Munich shows: There they were allowed Allianz Arena for the master’s duel FC Bayern and Arminia Bielefeld can be used with only 25 percent of the capacity of 77,000 seats. In the end, only 12,000 visitors got lost in the stadium on the outskirts of Munich.
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