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WDue to the onset of winter in southern Germany, FC Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga home game against 1. FC Union Berlin has been canceled this Saturday (3:30 p.m.). The German soccer champion announced this on Saturday morning.

“The reason is the extreme snowfall last evening and night; an end is only predicted for Saturday evening. Even if it had been possible to bring the pitch in the Allianz Arena into a condition that would have allowed the game to take place by the afternoon, security risks and the traffic situation made a cancellation unavoidable,” the statement said.

Roof avalanches in the Allianz Arena would pose an incalculable risk for spectators. In addition, getting to the arena is hardly possible. “The Munich police recommend not leaving your houses. “Under these conditions, it cannot be guaranteed that the security and security personnel necessary to carry out the game can come to the Allianz Arena,” it said. It is still unclear when the game will be rescheduled.

“We very much regret that we have to cancel the game, but the safety of our fans and Union Berlin supporters is our absolute priority. In addition, access to the Allianz Arena is not guaranteed due to numerous road closures and various public transport disruptions. We will inform you about a possible new date as soon as possible,” said Bavaria’s CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.

“Bus, cars and minibuses”

After the cancellation, the Köpenickers immediately began their journey home. “We are now all on the way home to Berlin together,” said Union on Saturday. Since flight operations at Munich Airport and train services to and from the main train station in Munich had been suspended, the return journey had to be organized spontaneously. “Buses, cars and minibuses” would be available as means of transport for the entourage of the bottom team.

Snow and ice caused traffic chaos in the south on Saturday morning. Flight operations at Munich Airport were temporarily suspended until 6 a.m. on Sunday due to heavy snowfall. So far, around 320 of 760 planned flights have been canceled for today. Numerous railway lines around the state capital Munich had to be closed on Saturday night, as Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced. Train services to and from Munich main station have been temporarily suspended. In Ulm and Munich, passengers had to spend the night on trains.

Nagelsmann’s flight canceled

The weather chaos at Munich Airport also affected national coach Julian Nagelsmann’s travel plans for the draw for the European Championship preliminary round in Hamburg. The gala in the Elbphilharmonie begins in the evening at 6 p.m. (RTL, ZDF and Magenta TV).

Nagelsmann is traveling from Munich to Hamburg at short notice by car, as the German Football Association confirmed to the German Press Agency on Saturday upon request. He set off on the long journey of almost 800 kilometers to the Hanseatic city after his flight in Munich was canceled. According to the DFB, Nagelsmann drove the car himself, but his assistant coaches Benjamin Glück and Sandro Wagner did not travel with him.