London – FC Bayern Munich has to do without loud fan support in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League at Arsenal FC. This is the result of a penalty by the European Football Union, which responded to the misconduct of Munich supporters in the first leg of the round of 16 at Lazio.
During the 1-0 defeat against Lazio in Rome in mid-February, objects were thrown from the Bayern block and pyrotechnics were set off. A suspended sentence had already been given in mid-October, which will be implemented for the Arsenal game.
Sports director Max Eberl would not be surprised if Bayern sympathizers also drew attention to themselves at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday (9 p.m.). “I’ve experienced it a few times at other locations that you weren’t allowed to travel. And then you were surprised when you scored a goal how many people sympathized with you,” said Eberl. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it was. I don’t know how Arsenal sees it, how UEFA sees it.”
FCB supporters must be “consistently” rejected
Arsenal FC pointed out that all supporters of the German record champions in London had to be “consistently” turned away. FC Bayern only receives a small contingent for its delegation for the game. According to the club, the tickets from this contingent are contractually bound.
Bayern boss Jan-Christian Dreesen described the fan exclusion as “a very hard decision”. “We had already made an urgent appeal to our supporters in December and asked them to refrain from any further pyrotechnics,” Dreesen said. “The team is missing important support and it is particularly hard on the fans, who always behave correctly.”