Overview
- Police report resistance from parts of the marching group, the use of force, and a slight injury to one officer who remained on duty.
- Three suspects were provisionally arrested during the operation and released on site after measures concluded.
- VfL Wolfsburg spokeswoman Barbara Ertel-Leicht said there was an identity-check measure before kickoff and that, to their knowledge, all Union fans were in the stadium.
- The fan organization Eiserne Hilfe alleges cramped detention and multiple injuries among supporters, which have not been independently verified.
- BILD reports the same police unit as in 2024 was deployed, and Union sporting chief Horst Heldt inspected the situation before the match.