In a 3-1 win against local rivals, Urs Fischer’s team showed why they are currently the shining example in Berlin. Hertha meanwhile suffers a perfect false start to the season.
First Bundesliga game, first goal: Union striker Jordan Siebatcheu celebrates after his goal to make it 1-0 against Hertha.
Who would have thought that Union Berlin would ever serve as a role model for their big local rivals Hertha BSC? When Union rose in 2019 under Swiss coach Urs Fischer, there was not a single detail that three years later Union would be the favorites to go into the derby at the start of the Bundesliga season. But the Unioners, who will play in the Europa League this season, are not just sporty, the indicator for Hertha, who only just escaped relegation in the relegation.