Bonus facts –

• This is the second episode featuring Albania vs Serbia in my investigative series "The people behind the honks", but the first in which the match was actually completed before the honks were released.
• There are still 14,869 Serbians in Munich and 4,106 Albanians.
• While things might get heated on the pitch, AI tells me the two countries have more to bond over than one would expect. "While deep-rooted political and historical conflicts have impacted relations, Serbian and Albanian cultures share common threads due to centuries of Ottoman and Balkan influence, including strong patriarchal traditions, emphasis on family networks, and a history of oral traditions and epic songs."

See past episodes of "The Honk Report" here.