On Tuesday (10.12.), Shakhtar Donetsk will host German record champions Bayern Munich for their third Champions League home game at the Arena AufSchalke. Kick-off for the match is at 9pm. All relevant information about visiting the stadium is summarized below.
The Ukrainian champions will complete their final training session at Schalke on Monday (9.12.). In the evening, both teams will also hold a press conference in the stadium's media center. As in the last two home games, S04 stadium announcer Dirk "Quatscher" Oberschulte-Beckmann will be the German presenter the following day. Prior to this, the youth teams of both teams will meet in the UEFA Youth League at 12 noon. The match will take place at the Parkstadion and admission is free.
Remaining tickets available at the box office
Fans who would like to attend the match at short notice can purchase a few remaining tickets online via the ticket store as well as at the Service Center at the Schalke office and at the West Box Office (opening time: 6 p.m. until kick-off). The Service Point will be staffed from 6 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. to assist with any questions or problems. Inquiries can also be made by telephone on match day on 02099775 1877can be answered. The hotline is available from 12 noon to 8.30 pm.
Arrival
Fans can reach the Arena AufSchalke via various routes. By car, stadium visitors can reach the stadium directly via exits 6 (Gelsenkirchen-Buer) and 7 (Herten) of the A2 and via exits 16 (Gelsenkirchen-Zentrum) and 17 (Gelsenkirchen-Schalke) of the A42. The journey from Gelsenkirchen main station to the arena is by streetcar. The subway station Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof is located in the first basement of the station. Visitors to the stadium can take line 302 (direction GE-Buer) directly to the VELTINS-Arena stop.
Parking
It is recommended that you use public transportation, as parking on site is limited. If you still want to travel by car, you should form car pools and park your car near one of the many stops on the 302 line. Parking fees of €10 per vehicle will be charged in public parking lots B-E on Adenauerallee and Willy-Brandt-Allee from two hours before kick-off. Stadium visitors are requested to pay their parking fees either at one of the pay machines on site, completely digitally via QR code or via the APCOA Flow app.
FC Bayern Munich fans are requested to park their cars primarily in parking lots D - E. The Gelsenwasser parking lot on Berni-Klodt-Weg is available for FC Bayern fan buses. Parking tickets for the parking garages on Stan-Libuda-Weg can be purchased online at theTicket storecan be purchased for 30 euros. Buses (vehicles with more than nine seats) can park in P6, where a fee of 40 euros is payable.
The utilization of the parking spaces around the arena can be tracked live. The current occupancy is updated every five minutes and can be viewed with just one click at en.veltins-arena.de.
Stadium visit
The stadium opens at 7 pm, the VIP entrance at West 1 at 6.30 pm. Admission to the hospitality areas will then also begin two hours before kick-off at 7 pm. Fans who want to take a look at the history of the Royal Blue can visit the Schalke Museum on staircase 12 before the game.
#STEHTAUF contact point
The #STEHTAUF contact point offers a safe place for all victims of discrimination and violence. It is an innovative approach to combating racism and exclusion in the stadium. The advice center, which is run in cooperation with the Schalke fan project and the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Fanprojekte NRW e. V. is not only freely accessible to everyone on match day, but can also be reached by calling0172 | 1766501and the e-mail addressanlaufstelle@schalke04.dereachable. If visitors feel threatened or harassed, they can be contacted by asking "Where's Elli?" or the code word "Elli" and receive immediate help.
Offers for fans with disabilities
On the promenade in the lower tier of the East Stand in the area behind Block P/Q, the information stand of the Barrier-Free Team will also be located on tomorrow's match day. Volunteers will be available there as contact persons, provide assistance and hand out headphones for the blind report. The stair lift at entrance West 2 will be manned for fans with mobility impairments. There will also be a sign language interpreter for deaf fans in Block U.
