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Berlin (dpa / bb) - The eighth game day of the Bundesliga will be concluded on Sunday (6 p.m. / Sky) with the game of 1. FC Union Berlin at 1. FC Cologne.
The Rhinelander like the Iron.
In the preseason, the Berliners won both matches (2-0, 2-1).
That was not possible against any other opponent.
INITIAL SITUATION: Union travels west with the feeling of a great start to the season.
The Köpenicker have been unbeaten for six games.
Fifth place is more than optimists would have dared to dream.
Cologne, on the other hand, is stuck in the tabular deep in the relegation region and is under enormous pressure.
Coach Markus Gisdol's team has been without a win for 17 championship games across all seasons.
STAFF: Compared to the 5-0 win against Arminia Bielefeld, midfielder Christian Gentner (calf injury) and attackers Keita Endo (thigh injury) and Joel Pohjanpalo (ankle injury including ankle fracture) are missing.
In addition, defender Nico Schlotterbeck (thigh injury) and offensive players Marius Bülter (quarantine after corona disease) and Anthony Ujah (knee injury) have to pass.
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QUOTE: Trainer Urs Fischer: “In the last two games against Werder Bremen (1: 1 - by the editor) and Bayern Munich (1: 2), Cologne were really very compact.
They were well organized.
But first and foremost we want to look at ourselves.
We're trying to pick up where we left off before the international break. "
SPECIAL: For Union there is a reunion with striker Sebastian Andersson.
The 29-year-old played a major role in the promotion in 2019 and relegation in 2020. The Swedish international scored 26 goals in 74 competitive games for Berlin between 2018 and 2020.
Two of them in the Bundesliga duel almost a year ago against Cologne (2-0).