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Defense chief Martin Hinteregger has been asked to talk to the club management after his statements about fan incidents on the sidelines of the Bundesliga guest game by Eintracht Frankfurt in Leverkusen. "We discussed the topic internally with Martin Hinteregger," said CEO Axel Hellmann of "Bild". "Basically, Eintracht Frankfurt's position on this complex of issues is clearly and adequately documented several times and also clearly articulated in the current sports studio by President Peter Fischer in relation to the specific case in Leverkusen: Eintracht Frankfurt rejects any form of violence."
The professional footballer had defended the supporters of both teams in an initially not officially published ZDF interview, who could only be stopped by mounted police on Saturday evening in front of the stadium.
“If both of you wanted it, it's okay,” said Hinteregger after the game and added: “It happens more often, it's part of football, too, isn't it?
You can report something again, they have fun fighting, we have to answer interviews and everyone benefits from it.
It's not that bad. ”At the time, it was not yet known that the police had ultimately prevented larger riots.
The ZDF initially refrained from broadcasting the interview in the “Sportstudio”, which nevertheless circulated online on Sunday and caused numerous reactions.
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The police said they had been informed in advance about the meeting of the rival fan groups, but were then surprised when a dispute broke out. In the end, the cavalry squad stood between the groups of 80 to 100 people, who then withdrew, it said. Unlike Hinteregger, Eintracht President Peter Fischer condemned the incidents as a studio guest in the ZDF “sports studio”.