UNVEUROPA - Die ganze Doku! | UEFA Europa League | 1. FC Union Berlin

A few years ago they dismissed it as a fantasy, now the time has come. Union Europa is very happy to finally be able to play in our own stadium and last year was also a great experience in the Olympic Stadium. Now it is even more special and yes, before the European League. Being able to play the Europa League with your own people on Thursday night is of course an absolute dream and yes that is starting to paralyze you, in any case we have just finished our Well now we have fine-tuned the tactics a bit and gone over some things individually and now we are fully preparing for the game tomorrow, we will go to the hotel tomorrow and hopefully we will be more than ready when the game starts, what do you expect from the opponent?

I have to say that a very, very strong opponent reminds me a lot of our own style of play, very, very compact, very, very strong in duels, we are also among the best teams in Belgium and we need a lot of patience during the 90 minutes, We will be challenged and yes, I hope we can experience a similar atmosphere to the one we experienced against Bayern at the weekend. It's always easy to go full throttle on the legs and I'm really expecting an absolute witch's box. Tomorrow in the locker room, of course, now we are focused on the game of the last few days, we have prepared in the best possible way and, yes, the joy is enormous because we are playing in our stadium.

The first time, of course, now is a phase where you can't train as much anymore, but now it's more about regenerating and making the most of the short training sessions you have and in the end everyone is happy. You can feel that everyone is enjoying the game, so I have to say that yes, personally I am happy, of course I can reassure everyone. Not much has been rebuilt yet. They are little things. but you notice them, then you don't really notice them at all until maybe the away fans because they're a little bit smaller, but you're happy, I think we're all going to be very excited when we go to the field tomorrow and I think that's something. special also for the fans because, as already mentioned, it's great.

It makes a big difference if there are international players at home in the Olympic Stadium, so everyone is happy, the yes factor, home ownership is of course an important factor that always sets us apart, something we also saw against Bayern, so we need a warm welcome every morning. Press conference for the first home game of the first FC Unión Berlin in the Europa League, I don't think the opponent is known. If you are even slightly involved with regular season football in Belgium, I think there is a seven point advantage in Belgium. In the playoff that the champions played, they came second, so I think there is a team that faces them with quality.

If they play their way, I think you can finally say that we, as the same system, actually have the same principles, and they are very, very good, compact, very supportive, good at working against the ball and also when. change moments, a long ball in the chain from time to time, by the way, it is the second ball, so you can say that it is a bit similar to our style of play. A warm welcome, dear Brussels Union, to loved ones. Berlin Unionen We chose this place deliberately. We wanted you to go to all the restaurants. There are so many great restaurants in Berlin, but this place is very close to our house and we thought we would take a look around the city.

I have a nice view, but now unfortunately the weather is not so good for the first time in Europe, so you can only postpone Union, of course the opponent is not so well known now you should also know let's take a look, get oriented and but still I assume that we will definitely escape, we will fight as always and that the weather, of course, and the fact that there are of course fewer windows for guests, only 600 of course, would be even more Union in the stadium and that the atmosphere would probably can improve even more. The worst is over.

The game starts in half an hour, we have all had exciting days, the last three four, a lot of preparation did not want things to be pleasant for the team. The people who come here, it's a shame that the people also look good, I think we have achieved it and now we are looking forward to seeing what is coming, well, for the first time we have done it with great pleasure because the employees feel the same as many others. We are proud. that we can play in our own stadium in Europe and it's not just the employees who feel the same, the people feel the same, so the fact that their club plays in Europe makes the people of the region totally proud and The employees are the same.

That's why things were difficult but easier when we were preparing for the regional

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game. That was clear to me because I feel it because I feel that the people themselves are happy and and this pride in the eyes of the people. really visible and no, this is the continuation of a path that I myself could not imagine in depth and it is nice and positive in terms of how important it was, especially after the game. The curve took you again, it's actually amazing, but I honestly didn't expect it to be different. I have to say that I think Union Berlin is one of the few clubs that has earned the right to play at international level, which is what is happening here. really sick, I don't even know how to put it into words, I am very proud to be a part of this and to be able to live it, so I can only say a huge compliment, what they are tearing down is Incredible, it was exactly what we expected beforehand and by all means Therefore, we simply lacked penetration power, we could not develop a power play, put pressure on the opponent in the penalty area and yes, we definitely have a lot to work on because we have already seen that we have to continue with the ball in the match .

Yes, it was simply a different game than against Bayern. Yes, today we had more possession of the ball and that will continue to be a problem, but I think. Now I criticize the team a lot. That's always further away from that. I just asked Nico about a loss. But still, how important was it to be in charge of the electoral team again, especially after the final whistle? but again everything is too emotional, I think it is a special moment, you soak up the atmosphere, you immediately feel motivated again after a defeat like that, yes I can.

The fans have to express themselves in another way, the fans show us again in Jakob, let's move on. We are proud of you. We've been trying our best again, but there are days when not much works today, which yes, we haven't allowed much yet, but still, if you have a. "A day like that where things don't work out like that in terms of the game, at least you can't be vulnerable back there and unfortunately one could miss, I'll say it now, I think we had some chances because we did." We couldn't stop him and that's somehow part of football.

We will continue forward. The good thing about football is that in a phase like this, we can once again give the good answer or the correct answer. so yes, if we continue, it is the beginning of the season and the beginning of the Europa League season we are very far from all or nothing, hello, I am Marc kletterau, I am the assistant of the Oliver diagnostic lines department and I would like to present to you the processes related to my away game, because basically the processes on the Internet are the same as those for Bundesliga matches, the only difference is the environment and then one or two companies have to pay more, deliberately Talks about the European reception in which Our presidential level is represented or a management team also participates, we have security means around us, we have organizational meetings in which we are all in some way a little more involved in the planning.

It's not a bad thing that we played first in the first week, which means we have a little more time before the away game, so it is an international challenge in a very short time to find the right hotel. You organize them all because here For example, in the Bundesliga the team does not have to say it on the spot, when they are still happy that it is times and they had to apply again and the like, so far so good and go out to the stadium until they return. The fight in the stadium has included the flight to the airport for oneself and now we usually also do damage and that simplifies the organization, of course, and there is a big difference, especially organizing the transfers on the spot and that too, yes, the international kitchen.

In other countries they simply influence that a little, preparing many auditions so that when the team arrives everything is perfect, having everything as pleasant and comfortable as possible for the coaches' things, but above all to have the players and that's it. the challenge you have, for example, that can go wrong quickly, but there are some, especially if you depend on other people on external service providers and you don't have everything in your own hands because I think our team will do it in the end. This is the vision of the toy organization that is very well placed or that there is another real one available and yes, it often happens that the food is somehow not right, that little things are missing, that it is hot, that it is not served fast enough, that then you have to deal with the aspects.

Somehow it quickly becomes a theme and you can still be happy, for example, even if you have so much to do, well, that's good. , there is no doubt about it, that is why we do it and that is why we like being there so much and also always there and yes, it is still something special in that moment, regardless of whether nationally, internationally, away from home, of course, So many Union will accompany us and then take this very challenging path and we here this week night on Thursday night support the Portuguese, yes, if you see how Braga started the championship very successfully, I think they are in second place. in the last five games and they scored many goals.

They also had a successful start in the Europa League with the away win in Malmö, yes even as far as the Europa League group stage is concerned, I think since 2015 and it was interrupted last year. I think even in the quarter-finals against Rangers, so they are an experienced team. Of course, we have a picture of this equipment. The team has a clear system. The center tries very hard to close, it is very compact and really well organized. He doesn't really allow much to the opposing teams, he has a good combination, he tries to open briefly again and again, he tries to attract the opponents a little, but then it's not a shame to get to them as quickly as possible.

The chain behind the chain, no, it will be a difficult task, very difficult, but we are trying to solve it. It started very early in Ostkreuz. A group of red and white crazy people were seen at the train station. , everyone went there by regional route or something like that and actually the whole thing was a fire at the airport because it was a completely fantastic feeling to get there, I had the feeling that we were going there with 12,000 people, everything was super fast and super quick, It was very funny, then we were delayed for an hour, unfortunately because the airport was busy but everyone was in a very good mood, it was a really nice feeling, everyone was in a good mood and for me it was the first time.

On such a big plane, I think the plane had 400 seats or something, so it definitely felt really good, a lot of applause, a lot of choruses and a lot of singing and yes, when we landed, of course, everyone came out very often. , which was very nice, so it was the most beautiful, the most beautiful, yes, we just arrived, we landed beautifully, or an hour, we took the subway here. Looking at the cathedral from Prague is beautiful and from 12 onwards all the taverns. open here and then we'll put a pot or two on and eat some good food and then we'll look forward to it, really fantastic day, just amazing people, Union, so I'll do my survey with the people.

Hi I am. Coming live from the FDV I just wanted to ask how good are you at today's game at camp, we're going so far, stay so far, what's your advice for playing today? What do you say, how is the game? lets go today? 1 2 very good, thank you very much, I never played in the national

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, I was once very bad, no, I thought, what are trips away like for you? Yes, I love playing at home because I know what's coming, but I think coming to a stadium like this is always the same experience that you should take with you and I think it's a great story.

Trips to Europe are even more special because they are new stadiums, of course. like here, spectacular with the rock in the background, a little built somewhere in the rock, so the stadium, of course, yes. There is nothing like it in Germany or here and that is a great thing. Yes, it's like any other flight nowadays. Yes, in Germany, if I fly for one hour or three hours, there is no longer that much difference. When you come to the hotels, in international matches you have a final training session in the stadium and you learn how to use the field.

That is the only difference. I think it helps a lot to be able to train from here, to know the place, but as the nature of the surface is different everywhere, a bit of grass, the atmosphere in the stadium and everything is not bad. And if you do, I think how's the anticipation going? The game, a big international game, is always a great anticipation because it is extraordinary and because there are not many people who areallow it to be done, so of course. It's a great story, a special evening, its special night for 1 fC Union Berlin, there is good movement and class Geraldo with the possibility of finishing high, strong at work and now scissors so scherer like Omid in the sacrifice and zombie parade from Matthäus then Herz enters and comes towards us in the post he remains zero to zero after the break, good play by Union Berlin there are possibilities so RIAS that is the good possibility good cross and the possibility Jannik Haberer is twinned with the cross that Jordan Jimmy Dogo late then the ball is free yes, I think if you have zero points without a goal with such a good goal then it's definitely a shitty night, very bitter, so yes, you can describe yourself in another way, we didn't have many options, one or two, but we had them, but they just weren't accurate, they weren't convincing enough and then of course being upset after losing the ball like that is more unfortunate than just losing your nerve, yeah I think.

If you watch the game for 90 minutes, you can take away a lot of positive things. I think the coach will do it, then in the video analysis he will show us what worked well, what worked less and that will be it for Sunday. The next match will not be a final, but there will be a direction that at least assistant coach Markus Hoffmann said in the press conference before this third Europa League match with us. Our assistant coach Markus Hoffmann OS Fischer will not be at the press conference due to a positive test. Corona test, okay.

I didn't have any corresponding symptoms anyway, so we hope to have it here tomorrow night. I see two faces in the Europa League in the championship. system, whether they are high like in the league championship or low like in the Europa League in the last two games, their game is a little difficult to respond to what is coming. We are the registered fan club, the iron bikers, and us. we are united simply by the fact that we are absolute fans of togetherness and we like to ride mopeds and we can both perfectly combine hobbies with each other, give me a master movie in the middle, chubby age, the main thing is my motorcycle, 23 big taxis and then get to the stadium on time, no longer have the slim ones with parking, helmets, bags and clearly good morning, it's too dangerous, you couldn't manage that we can't provide a place to park at my place and otherwise we can try to get to the parking lot of guests, to the bus parking lot, where you can quickly indicate whether it is safe to play football there, that the colleague is not wearing a seat belt, yes, that is against traffic regulations.

Since today we have already been sitting on the trestle for what seems like six hours, at least wait a minute, I can recommend coming here with a motorcycle because a tunnel bridge is really cool to ride on, it's really incredibly cool, it's not . like accepting anything and no one has anything on the grass and doing it in other blocks and that bothers me a lot because we can't do it, we can't do it and here we are doing it suddenly I'm very angry About it, yes, I think the game had everything which unfortunately he promised in part beforehand, but I think what the team did brought us back on the field today, faced all the resistance and all the situations that were presented to us today, respect was shown.

And in the end I think it was not undeserved that we also got the three points with a victory, Union Berlin spent the winter and that is clear in European business after the first leg. Now last Thursday I think it is obvious that it is a high security match. I just found out that there are more than 100 folders available than usual. There is a close exchange with the police. Personally, I'm not worried. I think that the Berliners are the police and the Union with its security services. security game, of course, on the one hand because we simply have a sold-out house, which means that it always escalates a little and, on the other hand, everyone has become aware of the incidents we had in Malmöht, which of course Of course , the fact that this is not possible at all has caused a bit of a headache for everyone and of course special attention from both UEFA and the law enforcement authorities and also from our own security, of course, yes, I am Hannes, I am the event director for our local and international matches.

Another title, I am the director of operations at Union and I actually deal with all the implementation with UEFA. It basically means that we. We could exchange ideas a little more intensively with our colleagues in Malmö, where we probably had contacts during the first leg. It's also very good from time to time, the work has intensified a little, but there are some special regulations that we have. Now we have found it and of course we have it too, which has also given me a greater commitment to security in our own folders in the other international games.

Today I had to return to the autonomous program in which we are taking part. It is the first time we have made it possible for the Alte Försterei to play internationally. UEFA does it together with Unias Milan and each time an observer comes. Then I explain a little more about how we watch football here. , how we experience football, what the differences could be compared to other areas of standing, including those where there are different models with independent programs or something like that, just with the barriers that we have here and then I will try them.

This is repeated so that the gentlemen of UEFA understand why we love football more. For me, playing at 9:00 p.m. is of course a very long day because I am usually here from 8:00 a.m. and I have prepared or have the first meetings. Now do another tour of the stadium in the afternoon to see if everything is in order, check the stadium to make sure everything is prepared, and actually meet at the control center an hour before check-in begins to check. All the shops are closed so that everything is ready for people to enter, then of course we watch the entrance and hope that everything goes well or then we will rule from above, of course, if we see somewhere that doesn't fit, of course everything is contact with them Security officer and of course with the police a little break yes um everything is ready but let's get to three points so we can continue playing internationally and then we see the unusual situation last week in the first leg bad Möbel, a week later, the second leg, yes, I think it is more important that we do this.

We were able to win the match in Malmö after the first defeats. It was good that we were able to get our first three points, but so was I. I have to say that Malmö is really very changeable when it comes to systems and I think now is just tomorrow. Very important match, we want to win it again because then there are six points up, um screws and then the other opponents reset accordingly. Again, I think it's a very intense game in the specific combat of the game with very, very good opponents that are variable. We have to prepare for a lot and, like last Thursday, we have to push ourselves again to our limits and then our maximum readiness.

It's one of those nights at the Alte Försterei stadium, the fourth matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage, the first meeting between FC Union Berlin and Malmö FF, the second match between these two teams in a week. in this game, the Union, of course, in red from left to right, maybe at the first opportunity it's Robin Bone and that's it. FC Union Berlin wins the Europa League match at the Alte Försterei stadium for the first time. I didn't really pay Don't pay attention to the time anymore, I knew somewhere in the mid 80's server, yes of course you take responsibility at that time, we have our division so I really wanted to shoot you and yes, That, of course, waiting a long time makes you a little nervous, but in the end I'm glad that it turned out that way and yes, we are happy for the victory, all very briefly, very briefly, we were all together well, I will just say thank you for this tonight we will see you on Sunday in the match of the league leaders against the fourth and we are not fourth and now the biggest up everyone everyone everyone stadium please fifth matchday of the UEFA Europa League the iron has firmly decided to move on to the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League I have to say that it is a bit painful because I don't think we played a bad game, we also had opportunities to tell things that we didn't take advantage of and I think that in the end we lost a little unfortunately and, of course, we wanted to solve the great opportunity of the directors' duel, yes, and to work one step closer to Europe and, of course, it was to try and want the best, hello here, a final in Malmö and we had a second one. final here at home against Malmö and I think you can see that Union can do it, they are also a team that tries to attract the opponent a little.

I think the main thing is not to be attracted. That's still trying to get behind the opponent, so they have people who are too fast, so they are also variable. I think it will be important that we have access to the game from the first minute and for me, access means playing with the ball. and play against the ball The game changes, it will be faster, of course, we can think of some aspects in which it is given more importance, which also varies from one coach to another, but the main task is to defend and protect that there with everything you have at your disposal, which of course remains the same and I think that is why you are measured as a defender by someone who of course always wants to defend forward, who has learned that from Portugal, who has to defend offensively and therefore of course if now I know that as a teammate then I can adapt to that and I think we harmonize quite well, of course the other is normal, also happy when I still communicate with him, I can suffer for him a little, I say in the end all three or four or depending on how many they are in the end they have to subscribe to the bottom they have to communicate they have to keep doing it generally it doesn't matter which ones are next to each other next to me in the stands or, in general, later we just harmonize very, very well , it won't be easy, but I think we already have the potential to attract students, so the game day itself is very, very long until in the morning we take another easy one.

One, because you move a little bit and then you can regenerate a little bit during the day, you can rest, you can focus on the game and then, of course, at night, there is a certain basic tension. I think it should always be like this. Parents enjoy it more, they enjoy the games, which they definitely should because they enjoy them internationally and yeah, they just look forward to the game, the people, the atmosphere that develops. , you just saw that a lot of Chances were there somewhere, the referees were also there once or twice, I think I knew that, but should I blow the whistle or not if it disrupted the supply of the game too much, I just said All and we have another I play for Union next week and we know.

Of course, it's about securing second place today and they are currently in the table. I don't think it's been an exciting ride so far. A good start in the Europa League is weak and in the end the referee Halil Umut Nela due to the emergency brake Conclusion So far, of course, yes, it was a very, very difficult start with the defeat at home on the first matchday. at home after years of playing international games again at the Alte Försterei, then of course we were very, very disappointed with ours. The performance, the game was really not good and then yes, you can describe yourself in another way, yes, it is not easy, I think you have to get used to it. each competition a little, especially the great load, yes, with the cup with the unintelligible Bundesliga at 6:00 p.m. with 68 Union leads, in mine it was already exhausting, but at the beginning there was no match in which I did not If we had no chance, we are alreadyWe decided to show what we are capable of in the next game, I think we did it and we totally deserve this last game tomorrow and yes, we want to take advantage of it now and stay out of the first leg of this game against Angelo again.

Tomorrow we face exactly the opponent who I think has performed most convincingly so far. What does that mean for you and your teams? Yes, they really did it more convincingly, they lead the pack, but they didn't just do it convincingly. in the Europa League but also in the championship, I don't think they played for eleven games. The game lost a certain tension, emotion, yes, maybe a little no. I am really looking forward to tomorrow's game because it is a test for us again, where we can develop as a team, I think also as a club, so I am looking forward to this task.

Yes, it will be very, very difficult, you already saw it in the first leg, a very compact team that is very dangerous. on the counterattack, so of course we need creative solutions, a lot of movement without the ball, I think that's what we lacked the most in the first leg, in fact, we want to play fully to win, we always want to play with music. , of course, but tomorrow is a special constellation, we don't want to look at Prager and we really concentrateand we focus completely on our game and for us what counts is the best possible result and we definitely want to stay in Europe, but we know they are absolutely deserved, the one up there that we need very, very good day and I am sure that we will We will achieve it, yes, we miss the fans.

We already know that unfortunately it is also a factor regardless of whether you play well or badly. The fans are usually the first to congratulate you or congratulate you, please be strange, but of course we try to deal with the situation reasonably well, in the end, Personally, it's incredibly disappointing that we have our support. fan with us. Is it fair or unfair? Yes, I have an opinion, but others also decide it and now it is our turn to give a gift to our fans so that we can continue living together in the Europa League. players, let's go At the Stentreff stadium there was a classic counterattack anyway, a match in which both teams approached everything with very similar tactical means, which the good reality and the 1:0 if I now in the sixth minute what an excellent way to government 1 fC Union Berlin like this The break comes on time, 1-0 for the iron team thanks to Sven Michel's goal in the 6th minute.

I can say that it is crazy, if it is not possible anymore, we are in the game. Fourth year in the Bundesliga and we are spending the winter in the Europa League. Well what can you say? I will choose a word for you if you have the right word for the main thing, brilliant, he demanded everything from us. We got into such a beautiful half and could barely provide relief. Yes, in the end he didn't give a damn because we won for an hour and we wanted to achieve that to keep a clean sheet. You made it in Europe, you have to look carefully because everything is very, very fast, yes, crazy, yes, above all, congratulations and our guys, I think now I was able to travel further in Europe and we hope to see you and then the chapel will be. full again.

Many thanks also to those who came here and somehow sneaked in here, let's put it this way, we were very happy and many thanks to everyone at home for their support and a yes, I think it was a strong one. A very, very difficult situation for all

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members. I don't think it was stupid. I think we wished we could at least welcome each other here. I think that in the end there are still some people in Spain. That's why now it's also for you and we're looking forward to the Europa League. FC Union Berlin wins the Europa League for the fourth consecutive time by 1-0. and remains in second place regardless of what happens in Prague, we just had that Ajax Amsterdam draw, what do we say about that?

Yes, great, great, wow, great team, great stadium, a team with tradition, yes, for me, a top-level team in Europe, a difficult task, but no. You have to look forward to it. You've said many times before that there's really nothing to wish for, but in some ways it could have been a wishless match or Ajax Amsterdam. No, as I said, I think it's a great thing, yes, since I said, playing against a top-level team in Europe there is no longer any, if you look at the constellation of groups and if the possible opponents were already an easy rival, as it was the case in the group draw.

Despite all this, a team. Having represented repeatedly in the Champions League in the past was a great challenge. It makes sense to us and also shows a bit of his past. I think we have always qualified for the Champions League, most of the Champions League. I've also survived some group stages, I think I've also won the Champions League before, I think it's been a while, no, like I said, it's a team with tradition, a difficult task, but I think every task is also feasible o It can be solved, but there is still a long way to go.

I have to say no, we have some other tasks to solve first before tackling the Ajax task we were before two years ago in the Amsterdam stadium, unfortunately under corona conditions and without spectators. Now we hope to have many spectators in the stadium. Yes, I still remember it, I think we played two or two, but yes, in this stadium without spectators it is also a bit strange, no, I'm sure. There will be 50,000 spectators in the stadium, there will be a great atmosphere. I think so, it is a task that can be solved in the end, it is more than two games, even if it seems difficult, but there is still some time left.

I think we still have one or two tasks to solve beforehand. Thank you very much Julien, special moment in particular: we have survived the group stage, we have reached the knockout stage, we have reached the playoffs for the knockout stage, so to speak, what do you say about our Ajax Amsterdam? Yes, difficult task. Yes. It is a great club with a lot of history. Yes, we are happy. It is not the easiest task, but we will give it our all and yes, we want to move forward. There were a lot of big clubs there. But not so much.

We just did it. Did you watch the draw together or where were you at the time? Union fans didn't know anything about how the draw went for you. We were there but there were already about ten players together in the locker room, we looked at each other and applauded or it was a contained applause, how was it because we just made fun of it a little because it was already coming and. so on, but it's nothing special, thanks. The giveaway was something special for you or how do I see it? Maybe you want to go to Amsterdam and play against your old club again, those were teams I would like to play a big success with in Barcelona.

How have you been? You just saw the draw. Were you happy? Julien just said that you had a little fun with the potential rival. Two and a half years ago we participated in the test match against Ajax. in Amsterdam, unfortunately without fans. Maybe you can take us with you to see what was waiting for us because at the European Games stadium in Amsterdam it is a really nice stadium with a lot of fans, a very nice game for the fans, so we are waiting for it. , first we are going to Amsterdam and then here to our stadium at the Alte Försterei, thank you very much.