Nfter the serious riots at Eintracht’s Champions League duel in Marseille, the second leg this Wednesday in Frankfurt has been classified as a high-risk game. “It’s a game that is being watched very closely by everyone responsible for security,” Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke told the FAZ on Tuesday People and measures at the start.”
Both clubs would also “work closely together to prevent incidents from occurring in the first place”. The people of Frankfurt are expecting between 1000 and 1800 football fans from France. Of the 2,500 cards made available, Marseille requested 1,800. “We are confident that the focus will be exclusively on sport this Wednesday,” said Reschke.
With a large contingent, the Frankfurt police will accompany the Champions League game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique Marseille – and will also be on duty in the time before. “We are aware that the upcoming football game is particularly in focus due to the events in Marseille,” said a spokesman for the Frankfurt police on Tuesday. The operational concept therefore envisages, among other things, an early presence in the city area and in public places, especially in the station district and in Sachsenhausen. On the way to the stadium, too, the police use a large number of forces to ensure that football fans get there safely. The aim is to strictly separate the fan camps before and during the game so that violent clashes are prevented. With 49,000 spectators, a sold-out game is expected.
According to the information, up to 2,000 fans will travel from Marseille. According to the spokesman, several hundred are considered “problem fans”. The police describe them as “prone to conflict”, which means that according to current assessments, they “would probably not be averse” to a confrontation. According to current knowledge, most fans traveled by bus or individually by car or train – most of them only on Wednesday. In addition, there were numerous Eintracht fans who were also considered violent or violent. You also have to keep an eye on these.
The police are pursuing a dynamic concept. “We will see where the guest fans are in the city and then see that they are all brought to the stadium,” said the spokesman. The police are also in close contact with the federal police forces and the French authorities. Among other things, preliminary checks are also planned, including at the German-French border. “If we should detect disturbers or find dangerous objects on people, we will intervene and take consistent action.”
The police will also be present in downtown Frankfurt on Tuesday evening and will keep an eye on Eintracht bars, for example, to prevent clashes from occurring there.
