Overview
- Bayern negotiated away a planned requirement for traveling supporters to collect personalized tickets on site in Eindhoven by coordinating detailed logistics with local authorities.
- The away section in Eindhoven showed no pyrotechnics or provocative banners, and officials were relieved there was no repeat incident.
- Tensions had escalated in December after a major pyrotechnics display in the Südkurve, which preceded a UEFA block sanction.
- For the subsequent Champions League home match against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, the club closed the entire Südkurve, a step that drew criticism for exceeding UEFA’s mandate.
- On the eve of the Eindhoven fixture, PSV supporters reportedly set off rockets outside Bayern’s team hotel in an attempt to disrupt the squad’s rest.