'We live for Bayern': Father & son on a special cup tour

'We live for Bayern': Father & son on a special cup tour

FC Bayern fans travel from all over the world to support their team at away matches – even if they have to travel hundreds of kilometres by Autobahn or rail, or across oceans and deserts. We want to get to know those who spare no effort or expense to see their beloved Bayern away from the Allianz Arena a little better: our away fans with their special stories, their love and their passion for FC Bayern.

When Pascal and his father Andreas from Worms are on the road, it's usually with one goal in mind: to experience FC Bayern first-hand. On Wednesday evening, their journey took them to the BayArena, to a thrilling cup evening: a semi-final, a knockout tie, Bayer 04 vs. FC Bayern, an exhilarating fixture - and Leverkusen is actually also much closer than Munich for the two of them. And yet the longing for the Allianz Arena is always there.

It's around 400 kilometres from Worms to Munich, and father and son make the long journey up to three times a year. Pascal's mum often comes along too, even though there are only two tickets for fans with disabilities – one for the wheelchair user and one for the carer companion. "If we don't have a third ticket, my wife comes along anyway, she's also a big Bayern fan," says Andreas. Then either dad or mum waits in the car for the 90 minutes and it's just a case of cheering along while tuned into the web radio: "That's not a problem, it's just the way it is."

Sometimes they take a day off, often they set off after work and return late at night - with little sleep, but a whole load of passion: lots of coffee, long journeys, full stadiums, absolute enthusiasm for FC Bayern. Away trips to Mainz, Frankfurt, Stuttgart or like now to Leverkusen in the cup. Dortmund, or Bremen are still on the wish list, "but it doesn't matter, it's always an experience, no matter where we go," says Pascal.