The corona virus continues to occupy the sport. Is the upcoming Bundesliga matchday also affected? A cancellation is apparently being discussed.
Düsseldorf - According to information from the "Rheinische Post", the German Football League (DFL) is still advising on Friday about an immediate cessation of matches in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga due to the rampant corona pandemic. The newspaper has learned this from associations. This could mean that the current match day, which should take place in the stadiums completely without fans, could be canceled. A decision should therefore be made on Friday afternoon. Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Paderborn are supposed to open the 26th matchday in the evening (8.30 p.m.). Fortuna tweeted in the morning: "Matchday".
The focus of the game day is the district derby between Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04. Before the ghost game planned for Saturday, BVB had appealed to the fans not to be in the immediate vicinity of the stadium. "As much as we regret that we have to do without your black and yellow support in the stadium, health is clearly in the foreground. Each individual is asked to show responsibility and thus protect themselves and other people from the contagion of the corona virus. Even in the event of a derby victory, ”the Bundesliga soccer team had announced on its website. In addition, the second in the table expressed the request not to hold “public viewings”.
Meanwhile, Borussia Mönchengladbach has canceled the press conference before the away game on Sunday at Eintracht Frankfurt. "Because of the call from the federal government last night to avoid any further events with gatherings of people and limit social contacts because of the Corona virus until further notice", the press conference will not take place, it said in a message.
dpa