Fans warned as Bayern head to virus risk zone for Super Cup

Berlin, Sept 23 (AFP/APP): Bayern Munich can lift yet more silverware when they face Sevilla on Thursday for the UEFA Super Cup, but travelling German fans have been warned to think again before flying to Budapest and head coach Hansi Flick has questioned whether the match should go ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Champions League winners head to Hungary on a 22-match winning streak, stretching back to February, which has seem them sweep up Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup titles. Bayern opened the new Bundesliga season last Friday with an 8-0 hammering of Schalke with Germany winger Leroy Sane scoring on his Munich debut and declaring the “whole team showed how hungry we are”. Their appetite for more silverware can be sated with two trophies up for grabs in the coming week as they also face Dortmund for the German Super Cup on September 30. However Covid-19 has cast a shadow over Thursday’s showdown as Budapest has been declared a risk zone by the German government due to a high infection rate. – ‘Think again’ – Flick admits he “does not quite understand” why UEFA insist on the match still taking place there, “but we are not the … Continue reading Fans warned as Bayern head to virus risk zone for Super Cup