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Berlin (dpa / bb) - In Berlin there is a little bit of the wrong football world.
Hosts 1. FC Union have a chance of international places in their second Bundesliga season.
The guests of Hertha BSC, however, are fighting against relegation.
This Sunday (6 p.m. / Sky) there will be the fourth capital city duel in the top German division.
THE REMARKABLE INITIAL SITUATION: Hertha BSC actually wanted to look upwards with the tens of millions from investor Lars Windhorst.
But there is still little to see of the “Big City Club”.
The second division threatens the blue-whites.
In January, Pal Dardai returned to the dugout.
He left the post in the summer of 2019 and his contract had not been renewed.
Between Dardai Part I and Dardai Part II, Hertha wore four other coaches.
Union got 14 points more than Hertha.
Urs Schneider has been the head coach there since July 2018, he led the Eiserne into the Bundesliga a year later.
In this season the Köpenicker present themselves even stronger.
At home in the An der Alten Försterei stadium, they have been unbeaten for twelve games.
However, before the international break they conceded a 2-5 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt, Hertha defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in their home game.
PERSONNEL IN FOCUS: The Unioners have high hopes for Max Kruse.
After the 1: 3 in the first leg at the Olympic Stadium, the now 33-year-old fell out for a long time with a muscle injury.
He was not used for twelve games.
Before the derby in Köpenick, Kruse is fit and almost 100 percent again.
In the defeat in Frankfurt, the former international scored both goals in Berlin.
On the Hertha side, ex-world champion Sami Khedira returns to the squad, he had to pass three games injured.
Khedira will be 34 years old on Derby Sunday.
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A FEW QUOTES:
"If we think we can deliver an open exchange of blows, it will be difficult."
“The 1: 3 is still a bit in our heads.
I think it's a good thing that we still have a little something to make up for. "
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"You'd rather say things after a derby than have to listen to them."
(Union trainer Urs Fischer)
"So far everything has been going optimally for the weekend."
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(Hertha coach Pal Dardai)
«We know that it will be complicated for us to be in front of 1. FC Union at the end of the season.
We fell short of our expectations this season, but we are aware of the importance of this duel for our fans. "
(Hertha Sports Director Arne Friedrich)
A FEW SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE DERBY:
- Unioners Christopher Lenz and Robert Andrich used to play for Hertha BSC.
- In the previous three Berlin derbies in the Bundesliga, the home team has always won.
- Pal Dardai has already experienced a lot with Hertha BSC.
But it will be a premiere for 45 years of Hungary: Dardai has never competed in a city duel with Hertha as a coach.
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