Berlin (dpa) – The 14th matchday of the Bundesliga is dominated by new Corona resolutions and the summit. At Hertha BSC, Tayfun Korkut celebrates his premiere as head coach.
Spectators: In the stadiums, due to the threatening Corona situation, it will initially be significantly emptier again. A maximum of 15,000 spectators are allowed in the arenas on the coming match days. The federal government and state leaders agreed on Thursday that a maximum of 50 percent of the capacity may be used. In regions with very high numbers of infections, ghost games are to be implemented. Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) had already announced this for Bavaria. Where spectators are allowed, a mask is required and the 2G rule, according to which only vaccinated and convalescent people are admitted.
Leipzig corona wave: The corona wave at RB Leipzig is ebbing, but it is not clear who is responsible for the bench in the game at 1. FC Union Berlin on Friday. On Thursday, coach Jesse Marsch was still in domestic isolation – but would like to leave it. The co-trainer Achim Beierlorzer, who was last responsible, could possibly be freed himself. But it is likely that Marco Kurth will act on the sidelines this time. Willi Orban and Hugo Novoa are still missing from the players who tested positive. It remains to be seen whether goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi can play. In contrast, Mohamed Simakan is training with the team again.
Top game in Dortmund: can Bayern Munich defend the championship lead in Dortmund? Most recently, the record champions also looked battered because of corona quarantines. At BVB, Torgarant Erling Haaland got fit in time. But whether a difference player is enough for second in the table is questionable. Dortmund also has to do without a large part of the fans: Instead of the planned 67,000, only 15,000 are now allowed into the stadium due to the precarious pandemic situation.
Korkut’s premiere: Tayfun Korkut should now do the job. At the beginning it is not only against one of his former employers, but also against a fellow competitor in the fight to stay in the league. Lose prohibited against VfB Stuttgart. Something like new euphoria should come from Hertha BSC, the brittle Football under its predecessor Pal Dardai, it will probably remain for the time being. On Tuesday, Korkut led the first training session. For three years he hadn’t coached a team at all. The 47-year-old former Turkish national player has never played more than 50 games at any professional coaching station. In Berlin, Korkut’s contract is only valid until the end of the season.
Fürth negative series: 13 games, twelve defeats, a single point – Greuther Fürth is not eligible for the Bundesliga in the current constitution. After the latest 3-6 clap against Hoffenheim, there is little to suggest that the turnaround will succeed in Leverkusen against the strong offensive Bayer team. The negative series gnaws at coach Stefan Leitl. He incites his team. “It’s important to me that we have the ambition to simply get better,” said the 43-year-old: “And that the drive remains to finally win a game and score.”
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