The capitals of the capital, Hertha Berlin and Onion Berlin, launch the whistle for the twenty-seventh stage of the German Football League today, in a contrasting scene of a fiery go-between between two poles of a city, reducing various aspects of its historical struggles. Tomorrow's game will be without an audience, as part of the German measures against the spread of the Corona virus.
On November 2, 2019, Onion Berlin, which represents the eastern side of the city, hosted the West Berlin Hertha, in a first-class meeting between the poles of the capital whose separation wall collapsed in 1989, unleashing the end of the Cold War. The match ended with the host winning with a clean and late goal (a penalty kick in the 87th minute), but the sparks flew from all sides: mutual targeting with fireworks between fans, squabbling, the match was repeatedly stopped due to projectiles on the green rectangle ... and three wounded.
The German Bundesliga Association prepared a detailed report on the match published on its website on Wednesday, in which it considers it as "a derby between East and West. There are many historical and political aspects that make this date more distinct than just a local derby. It can be classified optimally, friendship Based on solidarity, it has developed into a worthy competition in the nation's capital. "
"The eyes of the world will again be on the German capital for a match that combines football, politics and history in a city that was once divided," the report added.
The match tomorrow hosted by Herta on the Olympic stadium in Berlin is important to draw a scene opposite to what it was going: it comes in the second stage after the return of the competitions after a two-month hiatus due to the new Corona virus, so the stands will be free from any mass attendance, as part of strict health measures Accompanying the return, in order to prevent any possible outbreak of "Covid 19".