Overview

• HSV vs. St. Pauli starts at 20:30 in a sold-out Volksparkstadion, officially classified as a high-risk match with a large police presence for approximately 57,000 spectators.
• The city derby is not on free TV in Germany and is available live only to Sky subscribers and via the WOW streaming service.
• Germany’s 2025/26 rights split means Sky, DAZN and Sat.1 share Bundesliga coverage, requiring multiple paid subscriptions for full live access, with Friday fixtures on Sky.
• UEFA’s Champions League draw handed Eintracht Frankfurt marquee opponents including Liverpool, Barcelona, Atletico, Tottenham, Atalanta, Napoli, Galatasaray and Qarabağ, with confirmed home games against Liverpool, Atalanta, Tottenham and Galatasaray.
• Europa and Conference League draws set tough slates for VfB Stuttgart (e.g., Roma, Feyenoord, Fenerbahce) and SC Freiburg (e.g., Lille, Nice, Bologna), and Mainz face the likes of Fiorentina and Lech Poznań, with detailed schedules due over the weekend and trips such as Barcelona, Naples and Baku posing added logistical and security challenges.