Short-term cancellation: Bundesliga game on Sunday cannot take place - club boss rumbles against DFL

So now: The DFL recently canceled a Bundesliga game on Sunday. The catch-up date is still open. The cancellation causes plenty of trouble.

• The Bundesliga match between Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt was canceled.
• The meeting was scheduled for Sunday, March 1st, at 6 p.m.
• There is no catch-up date yet.

Update 3:18 pm: After the cancellation of the Bundesliga game between Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt , Werder CEO Frank Baumann spoke against the DFL . For him, relocating the lot is not the right solution. “It is argued with competitive integrity. In my view, a competitive disadvantage for one team has now become a disadvantage for another, ”rumbled Baumann on Friday.

Bremen are currently in the middle of a relegation battle in the Bundesliga. “We could have started a very decisive week with a home game. This advantage was taken away from us ”, Baumann continued to scold and emphasized:“ We made it clear that we are against a transfer, but we had no possibility to veto it. The DFL is responsible for the game schedule and has the final say. "

Instead, the Werder team had suggested moving the kick-off time to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday to allow Eintracht players at least a few hours more regeneration. Because: "If you can't set a better alternative date, in my opinion it is better to keep the original date," explained Baumann.

Bundesliga: Werder Bremen against Eintracht Frankfurt canceled - catch-up date open

First report from February 28, 2020, 1:09 p.m .: Bremen - Now it's official: The Bundesliga game between Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt will not take place on Sunday . The German Football League (DFL) has postponed the game scheduled for Sunday. The DFL is thus reacting to the postponement of the Frankfurt second round second leg in the Europa League in Salzburg this Friday (6 p.m.).

The game was canceled due to a hurricane warning on Thursday. There is no new date for the meeting between Werder and Eintracht.

The @ Bundesliga_DE game of Eintracht at @werderbremen scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed. A new date has not yet been set. # SGE #SVWSGE https://t.co/wMNnDoGgl2

Bundesliga: Werder Bremen against Eintracht Frankfurt canceled - catch-up date open

"With this, the DFL reaffirms its line of giving Bundesliga clubs a minimum of two full days of regeneration time after the Bundesliga game after the next Bundesliga game and thereby protecting the integrity of their own competition," the DFL reasoned on Friday.

However, the search for a new date should now be all the more difficult, as Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt will meet on Wednesday, March 4, in the quarterfinals of the DFB Cup. It is therefore not possible to move to Monday. Should Eintracht prevail against RB Salzburg in the sixteenth finals of the Europa League, the club would also be busy internationally in the coming weeks.

Bundesliga: Bremen against Eintracht Frankfurt canceled - "only correct decision"

“In view of the tight schedule in the general schedule, the latest possible catch-up date for the encounter is calendar week 20 between Bundesliga matchdays 33 and 34,” said the DFL . If Frankfurt should leave the Europa League sooner, an earlier date would also be possible.

"This is the only right decision in terms of fair and clean competition. Even Monday would not have been the right solution, ”said Fredi Bobic, Frankfurt's sports director, on the cancellation of the Bundesliga game *.

The lots have been drawn! Should Eintracht prevail against Salzburg tonight, it will be in the round of 16 of the @EuropaLeague against @ FCBasel1893. # UELdraw #SGEuropa pic.twitter.com/1jVaLR6CzF

For Frankfurt, the Europa League is still on Friday evening to move on to the round of 16. How to watch the game live on TV and in live stream *. After the draw in Nyon, one thing is certain: Eintracht would meet FC Basel there.

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