The German side were down to ten men in the first half after Paul Jaeckel was sent off, before later conceding twice in the last six minutes of the game, disappointing manager Urs Fischer. Union will be looking to reprise their strong, defensive start to the season, after losing 3-1 to Slavia Prague in the Europa Conference League earlier this week. Rose will hope that his squad will be able to maintain their good form, as they bid to rival Bayern Munich for the title this season. Union Berlin have also had a positive opening to the 2021/22 campaign after going unbeaten in their first four matches, leaving them eighth in the league table.ĭortmund will be happy that the transfer window has closed, due to all the rumours regarding Haaland having circulated over the summer. Sitting third in the Bundesliga, just three points behind leaders VfL Wolfsburg, Marco Rose’s Borussia Dortmund will be confident when they welcome Union Berlin to Signal Iduna Park this weekend following an impressive 2-1 win against Beşiktaş in the opening round of the Champions League on Wednesday. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel - Pool/Getty Images)
