Hungarian fans relish chance to forget COVID as Ferencvaros return to Champions League

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group G - Ferencvaros v Dynamo Kyiv - Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary - October 28, 2020 Ferencvaros fans inside the stadium REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - For fans of Hungarian club Ferencvaros (FTC), their recent success has been both long-awaited satisfaction on the pitch and a chance to forget the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic woes.

For the first time in 16 years for a Hungarian side, the club advanced to the group stage of the Champions League, beating Celtic and Dinamo Zagreb along the way and landing in a group including giants like Barcelona and Juventus.