Assistant coach Markus Hoffmann left no doubt about the importance of the game. The game of 1. FC Union Berlin this Thursday (6.45 p.m. / RTL +) at the Swedish record champions Malmö FF is “pointing the way: Whoever scores here is there,” he said.
Assistant coach Markus Hoffmann left no doubt about the importance of the game. The game of 1. FC Union Berlin this Thursday (6.45 p.m. / RTL +) at the Swedish record champions Malmö FF is “pointing the way: Whoever scores here is there,” he said.
The Köpenickers, who surprisingly continue to lead the table in the Bundesliga, have scored zero points in the previous two games in the Europa League. The yield from Malmö: no better.
Rönnow: “Malmö has two faces”
Nevertheless, Berlin’s Danish goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow pointed out the great European experience of the hosts. Last season, the Swedes made it to the Champions League. The group stage ended sobering: in a group with Juventus, Chelsea and Zenit St. Petersburg, Malmö drew 1-1 at home against St. Petersburg. In the other five games, Malmö didn’t score once, but conceded 13 goals and was eliminated with one point.
“Malmö has two faces in terms of the Europa League and the league,” said Hoffmann. It is therefore difficult to assess whether they would be more passive or more active in their dealings with them. “But we have to look at ourselves and play the game so that we can take something with us from here,” emphasized Rönnow.
Union coach Fischer travels to Malmö
Because it would also be mentally important to come back with a sense of achievement in the initial phase of the intense weeks leading up to the World Cup in Qatar. The last 0: 2 in the Bundesliga at Eintracht Frankfurt is said to have been just a slip, even if the Köpenickers still primarily focus on staying in the class.
After another negative test for the corona virus, Urs Fischer traveled to the 1. FC Union Berlin team in Sweden. As the leaders of the Bundesliga confirmed, the 56-year-old Swiss will now look after his team in the group game in the Europa League at Malmö FF. The Swiss had already arrived in Malmö. Fischer tested positive on Sunday and then went into isolation.
Assistant Markus Hoffmann took over the team, but Fischer observed the training via video from the home office. According to the club, several tests with the head coach of the Unioner had already been negative on Wednesday.
Source: Stern
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