Overview
- Police confirmed several anti-HSV posters attributed to Werder supporters were seized for review but deemed provocative rather than criminal.
- Unknown individuals removed gully covers near the Volksparkstadion, leading to a car striking an exposed drain pipe with no injuries reported.
- The state criminal police office is investigating whether the vandalism is connected to the derby between Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen.
- State and federal forces remain on alert for the weekend match, with several Hundertschaften scheduled to be deployed.
- Werder sporting director Clemens Fritz urged fans to keep the occasion peaceful, and ex-striker Nils Petersen wrote about the derby’s significance and will work as a DAZN analyst on Sunday.