Nations League: Death overshadow Finale in Munich

On Sunday evening, the Portuguese team around Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (40) won the title in the UEFA Nations League. The game in Munich was overshadowed by a fan’s death.

“There was a medical emergency in the Munich arena, and despite the best efforts of the medical team, the person unfortunately died at 00:06 (CET),” it said. “Our thoughts are among the relatives in this difficult time.” According to several media reports, the person is said to have fallen from the middle rank of the stands. To date, a tragic accident has been assumed. The DFB said on Monday: “We are in my thoughts among the relatives and friends of the football fan, who died yesterday as part of the Nations League Final in Munich. This incident makes us incredibly sad.”

“I would like to express my condolences to the family of a deceased fan,” Spain’s coach Luis de la Fuente (63) had previously explained at a press conference. “That showed us what is important in life”. His team lost 5: 3 on Sunday evening in the penalty shootout.

The final in Munich achieved an average of 5.47 million fans from the overall TV audience (market share of 26.4 percent). It was 37.7 percent of the 14- to 49-year-old spectators. Previously, the German national football team had lost the game against France for third place in the afternoon (0: 2). According to RTL, the game reached 40.4 percent of 14- to 59-year-old spectators. The 14- to 49-year-olds were 47.1 percent. Up to 6.28 million in the top and 5.36 million fans on average (market share of 38.0 percent) saw the defeat against Vice World Champion France live at RTL.