{"id":35590,"date":"2013-11-22T16:53:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T16:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6cdf2f686c6475a1a742794ed46ecaff"},"modified":"2013-11-22T16:53:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T16:53:59","slug":"news-story-bayer-leverkusen-vs-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=35590","title":{"rendered":"News story: Bayer Leverkusen vs Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Date:  27 November 2013<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Bayarena<\/p>\n<p>Kick off time: 20:45 (local time)<\/p>\n<p>As well as this advice, check out our travel advice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/germany\">Germany<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"passports-and-visas\">Passports and visas<\/h2>\n<p>Check your passport and visa details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you don\u2019t need a visa to travel to Germany, but your passport should be valid for the period of the outward and return journeys<\/li>\n<li>remember your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) but also take out travel insurance, even if you\u2019re only going for one night &#8211; it could save you a lot of money if you get into difficulties<\/li>\n<li>you should carry your passport with you at all times<\/li>\n<li>it is a requirement under law in Germany to show ID if requested by the police or judicial authorities<\/li>\n<li>if you lose your passport you will have to apply for an Emergency Travel Document at the British Consulate D\u00fcsseldorf the following day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"getting-to-the-stadium\">Getting to the stadium<\/h2>\n<p>Advice on getting to the stadium:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the best way to get to the stadium is by train to Leverkusen main station<\/li>\n<li>Leverkusen is about midway between Cologne and D\u00fcsseldorf and there are very frequent trains from both cities, taking about twenty minutes<\/li>\n<li>once you arrive at Leverkusen it is a short walk across the park to the stadium<\/li>\n<li>car parking space is limited so travel by public transport is recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"at-the-match\">At the match<\/h2>\n<p>Advice for at the match:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>only valid ticketholders will be admitted to the ground<\/li>\n<li>people with damaged or forged tickets, or people who have lost or had their tickets stolen will be turned away<\/li>\n<li>Manchester United fans will be accommodated in the away supporters block G<\/li>\n<li>the gates open at 18:15<\/li>\n<li>there will be ticket checks and body searches at the entrance so to avoid bottlenecks you should arrive at the ground early<\/li>\n<li>visiting supporters are not usually kept behind at the end of the match<\/li>\n<li>the stadium is an all-seater and fans are requested not to stand up during the match<\/li>\n<li>large crowds are the favoured hunting grounds for petty criminals<\/li>\n<li>take care of your valuables and only exchange money from authorised currency exchanges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"relevant-british-consulate-address-and-telephone-numbers\">Relevant British Consulate address and telephone numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"address\">\n<div class=\"adr org fn\">\n<p>British Consulate General<br \/>\n<br \/>Yorckstrasse 19<br \/>\n<br \/>40476 D\u00fcsseldorf<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Telephone: 0049 211 9448 0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"emergency-services-numbers\">Emergency services numbers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Police:   110<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ambulance: 112<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"further-informationuseful-links\">Further information\/useful links:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world\/organisations\/british-embassy-berlin\/office\/british-consulate-dusseldorf\">British Consulate General Dusseldorf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manutd.com\/Splash-Page.aspx\">Manchester United<\/a>   \t\t  <\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayer04.de\/\">Bayer Leverkusen<\/a>\t<\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leverkusen.de\/\">City of Dortmund<\/a> \t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow us on our <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/ukingermany\">Twitter page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice for fans travelling to Germany for Manchester United\u2019s match with Bayer Leverkusen on 27  November 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35590"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35590\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}