Decision “until further notice”
This article first appeared on March 9th at 7:16 p.m. and was subsequently updated with new information.
Eintracht Frankfurt is taking quick action against the fan exclusion in the Champions League with a temporary injunction. The club confirmed this in a statement on Thursday evening. However, the chances of success that Frankfurt supporters will still be able to attend the second leg in the round of 16 of the “premier class” at SSC Napoli next Wednesday (9 p.m.) are very low.
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“Realistically, with our experienced Italian lawyers, we have little hope of being able to overturn the injunction in summary proceedings. This is also shown by comparative cases from Serie A,” Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke is quoted as saying. “We are preparing for a long and tough administrative process.”
Update March 11, 3:41 p.m.: Eintracht Frankfurt has achieved a partial success in the fight to get its fans admitted to the Champions League game at SSC Napoli. As the Hessians announced on Saturday, the competent administrative court has granted Eintracht’s application for the temporary injunction to be issued. According to the club, the last ban on the sale of tickets for people residing in Germany was declared illegal. Naples will “until further notice to provide Eintracht Frankfurt with a total of 2,700 guest tickets”.
But that’s not a final decision before the round of 16 second leg on Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN). The Eintracht side said: “It is nevertheless to be expected that the Prefecture of Naples will appeal against this decision of the administrative court, which will be decided on Monday or Tuesday of the coming week.” So the game goes on, Eintracht noted – Board member Reschke.
Important #NapoliSGE-Update
The competent administrative court has granted Eintracht Frankfurt’s application for an injunction. Accordingly, the ban on selling tickets to people residing in Germany was declared illegal.
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) March 11, 2023
The decree of the Prefecture of Naples, announced on Tuesday, according to which the leaders in Serie A are prohibited from selling tickets to people residing in Germany, was also formally issued early Thursday afternoon and Eintracht Frankfurt was informed. “This is a unique and competition-distorting process in European club football,” criticized Reschke. According to Eintracht on Tuesday, the ban that was pronounced should cover the official guest contingent of a total of 2,700 tickets, including 2,400 in the guest sector, to which the club is entitled under UEFA regulations.
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Reschke once again expressed his incomprehension about the controversial decree: “The fact that the games against Naples were classified as so-called high-risk games due to the rivalry and the overall circumstances, which of course also posed a challenge for the respective security agencies on site, is not a new finding overnight, but was clear from the day of the draw.” The Neapolitan security authorities have had four months to prepare for this and are “either unwilling or unable to ensure security around this game in the city and in the stadium. Both are equally unacceptable and hard to believe.”
Official: No away fans allowed in Naples.
The prefect of the city of Naples, in coordination with the Italian Ministry of the Interior, has issued a decree prohibiting the SSC Napoli for the @Champions League-Selling guest tickets for the round of 16 against Eintracht.#SGE
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) March 9, 2023
Head coach Oliver Glasner already reported on Thursday how people from his environment are canceling their trips and hotels in Naples. On the fringes of the first leg on February 21, which the Hessians lost 2-0, there were physical attacks on Italian fans in Frankfurt. Nine people were briefly taken into custody at the time.
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