News about Urs Fischer

SIMON JONES: Since starting the season at Union Berlin, Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana is on loan with Sevilla. After struggling to make a mark, the 21-year-old is expected to be recalled from his time in the Bundesliga. In his 17 appearances for the team in all competitions, the center forward has scored just twice, earning one more assist.

Due to heavy snowfall, Bayern Munich's match with Union Berlin on Saturday afternoon has been postponed. The Bundesliga match, which pitted second place Bayern against bottom of the table Union, was scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. (GMT) at the Allianz Arena in Munich. However, heavy snowfall and low temperatures resulted in the match being postponed.

Union Berlin has made history by naming the first female coach in the Bundesliga as a result of a reform to their coaching staff. Given their recent poor form, the German side announced on Wednesday that they had fired first-team coach Urs Fischer. Berlin, the team behind this year's Champions League Championships, have lost in 13 of their last 14 matches. They were unable to win the other match.

Fischer chastised Fofana, but the forward did not even look at him as he trudged to the bench, losing their third straight Champions League match. The starry-eyed club lost their ninth straight battle in all competitions, teetering just above the Bundesliga drop zone.

Union Berlin will face Real Madrid, the 14-time champions of the Champions League, at the Bernabeu on Saturday, and Urs Fischer's side could not have asked for a more difficult baptism of fire. Real Madrid, who boast international celebrities such as Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, and Luka Modric to name a few, is a strong favorite with Sky Bet to kick off their Champions League campaign with a win at home. At the time of writing, the Spanish giants are expected to win by 4/9, with a 1-0 or 2-0 win expected to be the closest result when considering the betting lines, as they are the cheapest prices in the 'correct score' market at 6/1.

For the first time in history, Manchester City threwsted the Champions League trophy into the air for the first time in history, but the competition has slowed back down again, with the group stage set to begin next month. The very best clubs in European football will eagerly await the outcome of the draw in Monaco on Thursday evening, with the glitz and glam of the occasion's glitter firing the starting pistol at the final. For the group stage draw, 32 teams will be seeded into four pots as usual. They will then be divided into eight teams of four players. The first set of fixtures will begin on September 19/20, later than last season due to a World Cup break, but no World Cup qualifier will be held in February and March. Mail Sport has the inside scoop on all of the participants in the tournament, which will begin at 5 p.m. UK time, as well as the identification of their key players and danger ratings.

Manchester United and Arsenal are both in the Europa League as they look to win European glory. As the round of 16 gets underway on Thursday evening, both teams are still in the competition. Real Betis, a Spanish team, will face the Red Devils in Madrid, while the Gunners face Portugal's Sporting Lisbon.

Union Berlin has always had a tumultuous streak. They never had a chance of triumph in communist East Germany, where rivals BFC Dynamo had the Stasi's support. Dissidents of the regime's Stadion An der Alten Forsterei were compelled to shout words they would never dare on the streets. 'Down with the wall!' When Union won a free-kick and the opposition stood up to protect it, was reportedly such a chant. In football stadiums, part of the Berlin frontline during the Cold War. Union is now a separate entity. Bayern Munich has won Germany's Bundesliga in each of the last ten seasons, many in less than a magnificent parade.

Against all odds, something strange is happening in the Bundesliga, with little Union Berlin now battling Bayern Munich for top position. It's still early days - the Bundesliga season is only halfway through after its protracted World Cup and winter break, but the way Union is going will bring the all-conquering Bavarians right to the wire. Bayern are still the clear favourites to win another championship in each of the past ten seasons, but Union's revival in form is certainly making it exciting. They have won all five of their games in league and cup since being reinstated, and Borussia Dortmund are the only other club to have a 100 percent record in 2023.

UNION BERLIN 2-1 MAINZ: Jordan Siebatcheu of Union Berlin thrashed Mainz 05 in a 2-1 home victory over Saturday, bringing them to the top of the Bundesliga with their fourth straight league victory. Union climbed to 39 points from 19 games, two ahead of Bayern Munich, who reclaims top position with a victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday. After thrashing Freiburg 5-1, third-placed Borussia Dortmund are now on 37 points. Union, which has been undefeated at home this season, has won two more league victories than Bayern, but Urs Fischer's players' titles were more relevant, with the team more concentrated on securing 40 points to make sure they stay up.

VfL Bochum beat Union Berlin 2-1 on Sunday, leaving the Bundesliga champions with only a slim gap at the top and his second game of the season. Union, with the league's best backline before the game, suffered their second loss of the season and gave up more than one goal in their second match in this season. Bochum was up front two minutes after the hosts' high-pressure game proved a major issue for Urs Fischer's team. Philipp Hofmann's glancing header two minutes before the break put Bochum in front.

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.