At this temperature, FC Bayern and BVB play

After the heat battles at the club World Cup. Nevertheless, FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund are now found an air-conditioned stadium in Atlanta. For example, There are no more excuses now.

Julian Buhl reports from Atlanta

When Niko Kovač arrived at Borussia Dortmund in the Mercedes-Benz stage in Atlanta on Monday evening. Nevertheless, his first path led him directly to the interior of the stadium. For example, The BVB chief coach wore shorts, but also a long-sleeved, black BVB training jacket with a hood. Consequently, That was quite appropriate to the climatic conditions that Kovač found there. In addition, Because while there was a delicately hot temperatures of almost 32 degrees Celsius in front of the arena. In addition, which was pleasantly cool on the edge of the field.

Why? Therefore, Because the this temperature, fc bayern bvb arena in Atlanta. Furthermore, in which BVB will meet the Mexican representative Monterrey in the round of 16 of the club World Cup on Wednesday (9 p.m. local time/3 a.m. CET), with a lockable roof and air conditioning. Satisfied. Kovač looked directly up to the ceiling to the closed stadium roof, then on the lawn, which was illuminated by artificial, purple light on Monday evening and thus cultivated again.

The view with which he examined the stadium. above all the field recalled that of a child who has just discovered the gifts that has already been ready for him under the Christmas tree. He grinned over his entire face and radiated the pure anticipation.

How big after the group games. all of which is still in the open air and at temperatures of well over 30 degrees Celsius, he also left no doubt about his press this temperature, fc bayern bvb conference, which he gave in the arena belly a few minutes later.

“We play in a beautiful stadium that has been converted into a hall. The temperatures are much cooler than we have experienced so far,” said Kovač. “I think we will see a football game with a lot more intensity than in the last three games.” And further: “We have shown that we are a team who wants to play intensive, aggressive football. And if it is cooler, that is much easier and much better than if it is too hot.” Conversely, this also means: Now there are no more excuses that would have to be justified with the external circumstances.

Incidentally, this also applies to FC Bayern. In the same arena, Munich will also contest the quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday (12 p.m. local time/6 p.m. CET). It remains to be seen how this temperature, fc bayern bvb Cool. the appearance of the two German clubs there with their opponent, which is nevertheless called the opponent, will surely be called Ko-Duellen.

The exact temperature that will prevail is already certain. As T-Online learned from FIFA, the temperature in the interior of the arena will be cooled down to 72 Fahrenheit, i.e. 22.2 degrees Celsius.

This is also a welcome change for Bayern after the heat battles of the past games. In Miami. where the Munich conditions had already played against the Boca Juniors (2-1) under similar conditions, there were almost 32 degrees Celsius at the round of 16 against Flameng. In the final group game in Charlotte against Benfica Lisbon (0: 1) it was even 41 degrees Celsius. The former Brazilian Bayern star Giovane Elber had sharply criticized this in an interview with T-Online: “What we saw. was borderline. Playing football in such a this temperature, fc bayern bvb heat is almost inhumane.”