The Champions League match between the Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetskbut fans of the German club can now talk about a first victory. After expressing their complaints about the high price to go to the Gelsenkirchen Stadium as a visiting fan, the Ukrainian club has given in and lowered the prices.
The fan boycott works
The pressure that started 10 days ago for what they considered exorbitant prices to attend as visiting fans have had an effect. Now, Bayern Munich fans will have popular prices to go to the Schalke stadium where the Ukrainians play their games, as they have announced in an official statement: “Tickets can be ordered from now until Monday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m. on more favorable terms via the FC Bayern webshop“, the club made official.
The fans of the Bavarian team were planning to travel en masse to watch the match against the Ukrainian team, but given the 36,000 cancellations that Bayern had recorded Due to ticket prices, they have had to back down. A movement that aims to recover all those people for the next game December 10: “The change in ticket prices is intended to give all fans – including those who have already canceled their ticket application – the opportunity to submit a new application“says the statement.
The price change: from 52 to 26 euros
Initially The Ukrainian club had sold tickets for 52 euros per person for visiting fans, but the boycott of tickets has managed to reduce the price by half. Now whoever wants to watch the game In the standing stands you can do it for 26 euros and in the seated stands for 45 euros. A raffle for tickets will begin next Tuesday, November 19 and that has meant a victory for the Bayern Munich fans.