1. FC Köln had to make do without the active fan scene at the neighborhood duel in Leverkusen. In protest against intensive police controls, around 500 supporters left before the game on Saturday evening. The Leverkusen fan scene expressed solidarity with the Cologne team.
“After nude checks took place, the active fan scene decided to leave the stadium closed“, Fanhilfe Köln announced on “X” about an hour before the game. The remaining Cologne fans in the guest block stopped supporting and there were no flags.
The Leverkusen fan scene showed solidarity with the Cologne team, initially rolling up banners and stopping fan chants. A little later, the active Leverkusen fan scene also left the stadium.
The Capo podium of the Leverkusen fan curve remained empty during the Rhine derby
Clubs comment on incidents
“We are in contact with the authorities and Bayer 04 to investigate“, it was said by 1. FC Köln on “X”. The Cologne team had previously announced that the active fan scene had left and the reason was “From their point of view, controls at entry are too intensive” stated.
Bayer Leverkusen announced during the first half that the entry controls in the away area “passed quietly and without incident“Police measures taken regardless of the game resulted in 500 1. FC Köln fans leaving the game.
Carro: “You should trust the police”
Leverkusen’s managing director Fernando Carro also pointed out in the Sky interview that, as far as he knew, the checks in question were carried out by the police and not by the club. “You should trust the police“Carro continued.