It is very strange to say that as the capital of Germany, Berlin is the only city in the capital of the five major leagues that has not won the top league championship, and even for a long time Berlin did not have a city derby! However, this situation has changed in recent years, after the promotion of the Bundesliga in the 19/20 season, Berlin United and another team that has been dormant in the Bundesliga for many years, Hertha Berlin, have finally formed a perennial Berlin derby, and such a meaningful game in this round is about to begin, the first leg of Berlin Union narrowly defeated Hertha Berlin 3-2, can the second leg of this contest Berlin Herta achieve a turnaround? We'll see.
Recent developments on both sides
Hertha Berlin as a perennial bundesliga team can only be said to be the middle of the Bundesliga level, and in this season they are even more dismal, for this reason the team has changed 3 managers in succession, and the current head coach of the team is Magat, who once coached shandong Luneng, known for his strict discipline, he attaches great importance to the team's physical training, and soon after taking office, such as a late fine of 500 euros per minute, excessive training leading to a lack of defenders, and other news is endless, but the team still needs to produce results as soon as possible.
Comparatively speaking, the record of Berlin Union is obviously superior to the rival Hertha Berlin, the third year of promotion they not only successfully gained a foothold in the Bundesliga, the team has the opportunity to enter the European stage in one fell swoop, in just 3 years the team has become a European team from a Bundesliga team to a European level of strength, which is inseparable from the team's head coach Fisher, the 56-year-old Swiss has achieved such great achievements with his experience in the Swiss League, it can be said that he is the godfather of Berlin Union.
Race conditions
Worthy of the derby match, the two sides began to give enough momentum, first Berlin United striker Becker came to a long-range shot in the 2nd minute, and then midfielder Promel also threatened the opponent's door with a kick, and as the saying goes, the third shot of the Berlin Union finally broke through the opponent's gate, and in the 33rd minute, berlin united winger Becker's cross came to the box, and the Japanese midfielder Haraguchi, who had played for Hertha Berlin for 4 years, turned against the old owner!
Hertha Berlin stepped up its attack at the start of the second half, and in the 50th minute Berlin United finally couldn't resist, Hertha Berlin counter-attacked center-back Baumgart accidentally swung himself, and the serendipitous Hertha Berlin equalized the score to 1-1. However, three minutes later, the Attack of The Union of Berlin resumed, with left-back Gisselmann quickly completing the cross and Promel in the middle of the road completing the header! At this time, the balance of victory had already fallen to The Union Berlin, and in the final moment Hertha Berlin was carried away by a wave, in the 74th minute Fisher directly sent the ball to Becker to score, and then in the 86th minute the substitute only 4 minutes of the striker Michel received his debut goal of the Berlin United Career, and the final score was fixed at 4-1, and Hertha Berlin lost the opponent in two legs.
After the game
Hertha Berlin also suffered a crushing defeat in Magath's third coaching game, after which they were already 2nd in the Bundesliga with 26 points, while the opponents Berlin United were ranked 7th, and under such a big gap we have to consider the fact that the Berlin Derby, which has lasted for 3 seasons after next season, will no longer exist!