According to Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke, there were “massive clashes” between the police and Frankfurt fans before Eintracht Frankfurt’s Bundesliga game against VfB Stuttgart. “According to reports, there were injuries,” Reschke reported after the game.
According to Reschke, there is “various information and different opinions” about the cause of the riots. According to the police, there was an emergency call before the game because stewards in the Frankfurt Arena had been harassed and attacked by Eintracht supporters. “The police forces were immediately attacked when they arrived and defended themselves with irritants, among other things,” the police said via X (formerly Twitter).
The police initially said that the riots had started from clashes between rival fan groups. “I can’t understand that at the moment. I don’t have any information from anyone that would confirm that,” said Reschke.
Hundreds of Eintracht ultra fans stayed away from the start of the game in protest against what they saw as the disproportionate police deployment. It wasn’t until the middle of the first half that the Frankfurt fan block where the Ultras were standing filled up again.