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In the battle between my two Swiss dads, Urs Fischer bested Lucien Favre, likely because of this awesome tifo. source: Union Berlin Union Berlin: Gikiewicz; Trimmel, Friedrich, Subotic, Lenz; Becker, Schmiedebach (Gentner), Andrich, Bülter (Mees); Andersson, Ujah (Kroos) Borussia Dortmund: Bürki; Hakimi, Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji; Delaney (Dahoud), Weigl (Guerreiro); Sancho, Reus, Brandt (Bruun Larsen); Alcacer Goals: Union Berlin: Bülter (22, 50), Andersson (75) Borussia Dortmund: Alcacer (25)  Apologies for the delay, but I needed a few days to come down from the adrenaline high that was Union Berlin’s first-ever win in the Bundesliga. My memories of the game are honestly a bit fuzzy, as my ability to focus at that time was clouded by extreme emotion (not to mention a few whiskey sodas). Yet even if the precise details of the match aren’t clear to me, one thing is for certain: it was a huge statement of intent by a team that many had already written off for relegati...

Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin Saturday, August 31 12:30 p.m. EDT, 18:30 CEST Match Officials Referee:  Dr. Felix Brych Assistants:  Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp 4th Official:  Martin Petersen Video Assistant:  Günter Perl All-Time in All Competitions:  2 Dortmund wins Union's League Position:  14th place, 1 point, -4 GD Union's League Form:  W-D // D-D // L-D Dortmund's League Position:  1st place, 6 points, +6 GD Dortmund's League Form:  L-D-W-W // W-W Union Berlin had to come from behind, but Sebastian Andersson's 80th minute goal last week, the first in the club's Bundesliga history, earned the club their first top flight point. With those accomplishments out of the way, Union return home this weekend to face one of the title favorites. So, what can Union expect to accomplish against a club with the attacking prowess of Borussia Dortmund, who have already racked up eight goals and a +6 goal difference...