1. FC Union Berlin wants to set the new goal for the season before the capital derby against Hertha BSC.
So far, the team and coach have not sat down in this regard, confirmed defenders Niko Gießelmann in a media round on Tuesday. The meeting will take place on Wednesday or Thursday, he said: “Then we will define the new goal for ourselves internally.”
The Irons reached their goal for the season of 40 points last Friday with a 1-0 win at home against 1. FC Köln. In the Bundesliga table, the Unioners are in seventh place with a total of 41 points. The club from Berlin-Köpenick also finished last season there, paving the way to the new Conference League.
He believes that it will be difficult to hold this position, but of course the goal is to defend seventh place. The Unioners are only three points behind TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in sixth place. “We’ll see whether we want to attack further up the field,” said Gießelmann.
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Gießelmann left no doubts about the ambitions of the Union in the DFB Cup. “There are still two games left, of course we both want to win them. That would be crazy to say if not,” he said. In the semifinals, Union has to compete at RB Leipzig.
