Berlin's governing mayor Michael Müller (55) has a dream.
The SPD politician says: “We now have two chances that Berlin will be champions in the Bundesliga.
If the other team wins the European Cup as a consolation - that would be it. "
It's not that far yet, but the table constellation before the capital city derby is surprising: Underdog Union is eight points ahead of the self-proclaimed "Big City Club" Hertha BSC.
A snapshot?
At Hertha, the second most unsympathetic professional club in Germany, that's what they want. But the facts speak against it. Some do a lot wrong, others do a lot right. This can be demonstrated in concrete terms at eight points.