The Bayern and the Borussia Dortmund They are reluctant to enter into the super league plans, which is seen as a provocation in Germany, where fan organizations have long rejected plans in that direction and even oppose the commitment to reform of the Champions League.
There are analysts, like the veteran commentator Marcel reif, who believe that the resistance will not last forever and that sooner or later the two greats of German football will end up giving in, but for now both have remained on the sidelines.
Bayern's rejection has been tacit and is reflected in the fact that it has not joined the declaration for the creation of the Super league. Dortmund, on the other hand, have published a statement in which they maintain that, as a member of the Association of European Clubs (ECA), maintains the previous position, which points to a reform of the Champions League under the tutelage of the UEFA.
“The members of the Executive of the Association of had a virtual conference in which they reiterated that the resolution of Friday continues being effective”, said in the declaration the CEO of the Dortmund, Hans-Joachim Watzke.
“The two German clubs represented in the executive of the RCT, Bayern Munich Y Borussia DortmundThey defended positions one hundred percent equal, “he added, involving the Bavarian club in their position taking.
The decision of the two great German football players to stay out of the project may have many reasons, but without a doubt one of them is the resistance to it that exists in Germany and that goes from those responsible for the German Football League (DFL) and the German Football Federation (DFB) to fan groups.
“The interests of a few elite clubs in England, Italy and Spain cannot lead to the liquidation of structures that have been created over time throughout European football. It would be especially irresponsible to irreparably harm the national leagues that are the foundation of European professional football, “said the administrative director of the DFL, Christian seifert.
On the part of the DFB, Vice President Rainer Koch endorsed the position of the UEFA and the FIFA and expressed his satisfaction that no German club is involved in the project and his hope that this will continue to be the case.
The reactions against the super league have also been felt in the German sports press. The magazine “11 Freunde“, for example, he says that” it is something to vomit “and calls for a harsh reaction from all federations.
The “Süddeutsche Zeitung” rate the Super League in a comment, illustrated with a photo of the Real Madrid, as “The final proof of delusion of grandeur.” The newspaper “Bild“He sees it as something” perverse “and as” a betrayal of football. “
“I have loved football all my life. But I will stop being interested in that sport if what a couple of greedy nouveaux riches have projected comes true,” said the “Bild” sports director. Alfred Draxler.
“That's not a Super League, it's a shitty league,” adds Draxler. Comments like these reflect the atmosphere in Germany about the Super league. Already the reform plans of the League of Champions generate resistance and it has been criticized that Dortmund and the Bayern have wanted to present them as a formula of commitment.
Due to the restrictions of the pandemic, the fan organizations and the ultras do not have their usual forum, which is the stadium, for a long time, but they have long expressed their rejection of the creation of a competition that harms the national leagues and that, according to his conviction, it would make the rich richer and move football further away from its popular roots.
On Germany it is difficult to find a voice that openly defends the idea of a Super League. Magazine Kicker considers that the absence of Dortmund and from Bayern it is due right “to the wind against” of the project that blows in Germany by fan organizations, which, he adds, “is stronger than in any other country.”