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Fan information for the Champions League match away in Bologna

BVB will play FC Bologna in the Champions League this coming Tuesday. The fixture in the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara will kick off at 21:00 CET. We would like to recommend all BVB fans travelling with us to carefully read the fan information summarised below in advance of the trip in order to avoid problems on the day of the match. 

Meeting point

BVB fans who are in Bologna during the day are recommended to meet at the Giardini di Villa Cassarini. This is just under two kilometres from the stadium and opens at 11:30 CET. Catering and toilets will be available in the area, which is secured by the police.

The Italian police recommend that you dress as neutrally as possible in the city area and refrain from wearing clothing which identifies you as a BVB fan.

Travel

By car/bus

  • It will be possible to park on a cordoned-off road behind the away section of the stadium on matchday. Address for satnav devices: Via Porrettana, 40135 Bologna, Italy

On foot

  • The stadium can be reached on foot from the city centre in approx. 30 minutes
  • Please note that the stadium can only be reached for away fans by Via Saragozza

Admission

  • The stadium opens at 18:30 CET, two-and-a-half hours before kick-off.
  • Therefore, please have an identification document ready early at the entrance.
  • Access to the away section is via the Gate 5 entrance.
  • Wheelchair users are also admitted via Gate 5.
  • Stadium visitors must pass through access and body checks, which are carried out by both the security service and the police. Accordingly, longer waiting times are to be expected at the away entrance. We therefore recommend that you arrive at the stadium as early as possible.
  • We would ask you to behave with restraint towards the police at all times. Experience has shown that the Italian police will take firm action in the event of minor incidents.

The following fan paraphernalia is permitted:

  • Two megaphones (already allocated)
  • Two drums (open on one side; already allocated)
  • Fence flags
  • Waving flags (with flexible flagpoles)

Fan paraphernalia not permitted:

  • Inflexible flagpoles of any kind

Permitted items:

  • Small bags up to DIN A4
  • Small power banks
  • Small umbrellas (peckers)

Prohibited items:

  • Bags and rucksacks larger than DIN A4 size
  • Weapons of any kind, sharp objects or objects that can be used as weapons
  • Drugs of any kind
  • Bottles and cans of any kind
  • Pyrotechnics of any kind
  • Clothing that contains any form of racial, ethnic or religious discrimination
  • A small drop-off point will be available at the stadium.

In the stadium

  • The away section in the stadium is located in the ‘Curva Ospiti’ in blocks A and B
  • Please note that the entire stand is equipped with seating shells.
  • As is usual for European matches, the unwritten law of free choice of seats applies within the seated blocks. So if the seat on your ticket is occupied, there will certainly be some free seats in other areas of the block.
  • Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the stadium.
  • You can pay in the stadium by both cash and card.

After the match

  • There may be a block closure after the match.

Contact on site

The fan representatives Johannes Bagus (+49 151 67576467), Justus Wadepohl (+49 160 99032215) and Benedikt Watermeier (+49 170 2285155) as well as Florian Hansing, Stella Schrey and Janina Fuhr from Fan-Projekt Dortmund e.V. will be available as contact persons in Bologna.

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