‘I’ve never seen that before’: Euro 2024 stadium feature baffles pundits

A general view shows the teams warming up on either side of a mock-up of the former Berlin Wall bearing the inscrition "Together gainst Walls, together with Berlin" standing across the pitch before the start of German first division Bundesliga football match Hertha BSC Berlin v RB Leipzig, at the Olymic Stadium in Berlin on November 9, 2019. - Germany celebrates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the end of communism and national reunification, as the Western alliance that secured those achievements is increasingly called into question. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP) / RESTRICTIONS: DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images) Euro 2024 stadiums
The Olympiastadion is one of the largest sporting venues in Germany (Image credit: Getty Images)

Euro 2024 has taken the footballing world across some of Germany's most famous sporting venues, from Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena to Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion.

The Olympiastadion in Berlin has seen some of football's most iconic moments, including Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final, and will host this summer's final.

However, eagle-eyed viewers noticed a rather strange feature of the arena during coverage of Netherlands vs Austria on Tuesday evening.

Euro 2024 stadium baffles pundits

Olympiastadion Berlin Euro 2024 elevator feature baffles pundits

The elevator at the Olympiastadion (Image credit: Getty Images)

Prior to the two sides returning from the dressing rooms for the second half of the Euro 2024 Group D clash, BBC cameras captured players scaling an escalator onto the field.

Presenter Gabby Logan raised the point live on air, saying: “The teams are heading out to the pitch via escalator - that’s obviously something you’re used to, Thomas." 

Former German international Thomas Hitzlesperger, who played in the stadium in the 2007 German Cup final, responded: “Yeah, I was. It’s quite a fun bit of the stadium.”

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Logan then shifted her attention to another pundit, former Scotland striker James McFadden, asking: “Most unusual way you’ve seen players enter the pitch?”

"Yeah, I’ve never seen that before - I would’ve used it,” he responded.

The elevator has previously got the internet talking when Dani Alves was seen sprawled across the handles on all fours, descending headfirst prior to the 2015 Champions League final.

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We have the run-down on Euro 2024 stadiums, with info on host cities, capacities, and everything you need to know.

We also have a list of the Euro 2024 favourites, with best odds on nations to win European Championship in Germany, while these are the best Euros games ever and these are the best pundits ever

James Ridge is a freelance journalist based in the UK. He recently spent time with The United Stand as an online news editor and has covered the beautiful game from England’s eighth tier all the way to the Premier League.

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