As organisers hailed the success of the Champions League ‘Final Eight’ tournament in Portugal and its Europa League equivalent in Germany, Herrera bluntly emphasised the need for spectators to return to matches. “It’s shit, horrible, horrible, for me fans are the key in this sport, the most important thing in football,” Herrera told Nordic network Viaplay after the final. “I hope all the people making statements realise that football is for fans and without them we are nothing,” he added. Even for people who were suffering it’s been a good escape for them to watch games, to watch football. “But let’s try to be responsible everyone, let’s try to finish this situation the best way possible first of all for the safety of everyone but second because we love football with fans.”

Source: The Star August 26, 2020 01:52 UTC