Overview
- Police report no specific threat but say preparations are intensifying for the 18:45 Europa League kickoff.
- Authorities currently do not plan to bar Maccabi fans, contrasting with Aston Villa’s Nov. 6 decision in Birmingham.
- Stuttgart’s deployment will be reinforced by units from Baden-Württemberg and other German states.
- VfB is coordinating with UEFA and security agencies and conferring with SC Freiburg, which hosts Maccabi on Jan. 22.
- Heightened vigilance reflects tensions linked to the Middle East and the pre-Christmas period, following recent protests and last year’s Ajax–Maccabi clashes.