A delegation from the Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Union Berlin was assaulted on the evening before the game in the Conference League near Feyenoord Rotterdam.

“Fortunately there were no serious injuries.

You don't expect something like that.

About a third of them were women and also older people, ”said Union press spokesman Christian Arbeit on Thursday morning.

The "Berliner Kurier" reported about it first.

The group of around 25 people around Union President Dirk Zingler and board member Oskar Kosche wanted to end the evening on Wednesday in a bar not far from the hotel when a larger group of people attacked the Berlin delegation standing in front of the bar and joined them Tables and chairs were pelted.

The police were there quickly.

One person was arrested, one person was hospitalized, the Rotterdam police said on Twitter.

“The person is out of the hospital.

It was mostly the shock.

It all happened relatively quickly, ”said Arbeit.

Corona infection in Friedrich

Around 2500 Union fans are expected in the Dutch port city for the game this Thursday.

The association appealed to the supporters to go to the meeting point after their arrival and not stroll through the city.

The game in the De Kuip stadium will kick off in the early evening (6.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Europa Conference League and on TV Now).

Union is aiming for the second win in the third game.

At the start of their special European adventure, the capital city had to accept a 3-1 defeat at Slavia Prague and last won 3-0 against Maccabi Haifa from Israel in Berlin.

In Group E, the fifth place in the Bundesliga is in second place.

The undefeated front runners Feyenoord are just one point ahead after two game days, Union could overtake with a success.

Marvin Friedrich couldn't even start the journey. The defender had tested positive for the corona virus on Tuesday evening and had to go to quarantine at home. For him, Timo Baumgartl should move into the defense network. After the grueling last few weeks, it is expected that Fischer will make changes in some positions. Head coach Fischer regrets Friedrich's short-term absence: “We miss him. How much we shall see. The player who takes his place will do a good job. "

More than 40,000 spectators are expected at De Kuip Stadium.

Union has not played in front of so many people since the beginning of the corona pandemic.

Around 2500 fans of the Iron make their way to the Netherlands.

Fischer expects a “stadium with an extraordinary atmosphere.

You have to prepare yourself a bit for that, "he said:" But I also think that we should enjoy the atmosphere a bit. "