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Crisis duel in Berlin – Union and Cologne are fighting against relegation
As of: 6:39 p.m
What: REUTERS
Shortly before Christmas, two crisis clubs meet in the Bundesliga. The fallen 1. FC Union Berlin is fighting against the tied 1. FC Köln to stay in the league. Follow the explosive basement duel in the live ticker.
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After disappointing months of football, Union Berlin wants to say goodbye to the short Christmas break with a success. In the last game of the year, the Eisernen will host 1. FC Köln in the Alten Försterei stadium on Wednesday (6.30 p.m./Sky). With a win, coach Nenad Bjelica’s team would not have to start the new year in a relegation zone. Before the 16th matchday, Union is 15th in the Bundesliga table with the same number of points and the same goal difference only because of the more goals scored, ahead of Cologne.
The game is also a reunion with club hero Steffen Baumgart, who is under great pressure as head coach at 1. FC Köln given the table situation. Three years ago, the former Union player ruined the Köpenickers’ Christmas mood. In the DFB Cup, Baumgart surprisingly won 3-2 as coach with the second division team SC Paderborn at the Alte Försterei.
