Is there another Spain star coming in the total euphoria?

Berlin remains red and white

Euphoria in the east, land under in the west

Union Berlin continues to surf on a wave of euphoria. Thanks to the fifth derby win in a row against Hertha Berlin, the Fischer team reduced the gap to leader Bayern to one point. Meanwhile, Hertha is releasing sports director Fredi Bobic.

Published: 18 minutes ago

1/5

Union Berlin rides a wave of success – victory in the derby.

Christian Finkbeinerfootball boss

When Fredi Bobic moves from the successful Eintracht from Frankfurt to Berlin in the summer of 2021, he is the old lady’s great hope. With the former striker as sports director, things should finally go uphill at Hertha after years of bobbing around in the Bundesliga – and the gray mouse should become a top team.

After a year and a half with four coaches, the experiment failed. After three defeats at the start of the year, Hertha is falling deeper and deeper into the crisis and is in acute danger of relegation after a good half of the season. The price for the sporting descent is paid by Bobic, who gave coach Sandro Schwarz a job guarantee before the game. Immediately after the 0: 2 against Union, the fifth derby bankruptcy in a row, Bobic himself lost his job.

Union: ripped off and efficient

The derby is symptomatic of the current situation of the two capital city teams. While Hertha has lost six of their last seven games, Union have won one after the other. Thanks to a ripped-off performance, the Fischer team managed to end a dream week perfectly. The Union fans celebrate exuberantly in the Olympic Stadium with fan chants and Bengal fire. While sadness prevails in the west, euphoria has been palpable in the east of the city for months.

Union is playing the best season in its club history. Nobody believes that the iron could still get into the relegation battle. The Unioners are too stable. The club from Köpenick also plays to its strengths in the derby, is very well organized defensively – and strikes ice cold on the offensive.

The Dutchman Danilho Doekhi made it 1-0 shortly before the break with a powerful header after a free kick cross from Trimmel. It is already the twelfth headed goal for the Union, which is by far the best in the league. The 2-0 comes after a picture-book counterattack, which Paul Seguin easily completes after a cross pass from Sheraldo Becker.

Crazy rumor about Isco

The top game in the evening also goes according to the Unions taste. Bayern Munich and Frankfurt are separated 1-1, which means that Munich are still without a win for the first time in 15 years after three games in the new year. The Frenchman Kolo Muani managed to equalize with the first shot at Yann Sommer’s goal (69th), in the final phase the Frankfurters were even closer to victory.

Before derby vs YB pals: “For once I hope that Wilfried loses”(02:41)

The irons are happy that there is also a bad atmosphere in Munich, and they are reducing the gap to the leader to one point. The Fischer team should soon reach their goal for the season – 40 points and staying up in the league. Then Union can reach for the Champions League stars.

It is fitting that the former Real player Isco is being traded in Köpenick as a possible newcomer. The Spaniard is currently without a club and has won the premier class five times in his career. The crazy transfer rumor fits the current madness in East Berlin. In the west of the city, on the other hand, land prevails.