News about Robin Knoche

When the quarter and semi-finals of the Europa League draw are announced on Friday, the path to the Puskas Arena in Budapest will be determined. With the second legs of the last-16 taking place on Thursday, sixteen clubs are competing for spots in the draw. Four players gained a substantial cushion last week, while the remaining half of the tie seeming to be delicately tense. The Europa Conference League last-16 will conclude on Thursday, as teams prepare to advance to the final in Prague. Sportsmail takes you through each of the ties, advising you what happened in the first leg and in the meantime, keeping you up on events.

Union Berlin came from behind three times to end in a 3-3 draw with Union Saint-Gilloise in the snow, with Sven Michel scoring a late equalizer. In the 28th minute, Victor Boniface opened the scoring for the Belgian team, but the scores were still tied at the break after Josip Juranovic's equalizer. Yorbe Vertessen revived the tourists' lead, but it was only Robin Knoche who made it 2-2.

Although the hosts took the lead in Benjamin Henrichs in the 24th minute, Union Berlin drew level just after the hour mark when Janik Haberer found the net. Robin Knoche kicked the winner from time 18 minutes from time to bring his team up to within a point of Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga.

Fans of Union Berlin would be forgiven for assuming that they are in a pleasant mood. Against every apprehension, their team has reached the first international pause of the campaign season, and they are undefeated to be in the top of the Bundesliga table. They are two points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, the only team in Germany's top-flight to remain undefeated. Bayern Munich, German champions every year for the past decade? They're only fifth in the United States, according to Pah.