Due to strikes: How will Munich organize travel for the cup match?

After the announced warning strike in local public transport, it is still unclear how the majority of fans will get to the stadium for FC Bayern Munich's cup quarter-final against RB Leipzig. The trade union Verdi has called for an all-day public transport warning strike on the day of the match, including in Munich. The DFB quarter-final match is scheduled for the evening (8.45pm) in the Munich Arena.

FC Bayern worried

FC Bayern had not ruled out a postponement on Sunday evening after the 5-1 defeat to TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, although it had not assumed it would happen. "We haven't made the decision yet. We will discuss it tomorrow. And if we believe that the match is feasible, which we all assume, then we will of course go ahead with it because the replacement options are also very limited," said CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.

There had been a meeting with the Munich transport company, the police and other authorities, the FC Bayern CEO reported on Sunday. He announced an announcement.

Buses instead of subway trains?

The MVG says it is examining how large sections of soccer fans can get to the Allianz Arena without the subway. Experience from the first day of the strike showed that there was not enough staff in the subway area to be able to start operations. A spokesperson said that the stadium may also be connected to a limited extent by buses. There is space for 75,000 spectators in the stadium.

There is no real solution, said Dreesen. There is no other way to get 30,000 people who come by public transport into the stadium. Even if a correspondingly large number of buses could be procured, they would need "incredible space".

The match between FC Bayern and RB Leipzig will be broadcast live on TV by Sky and ARD. The broadcasters have firmly scheduled the match in their programs.