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“We have made a club policy decision to initiate a long-term process that has a historic dimension for women’s football at 1. FC Union Berlin. The women who play football in our club should be able to develop the same competitive sporting aspirations as the men in the future. As a Bundesliga club, we are in a position to provide the necessary funds to advance the professionalisation of the entire department. It is time to take this step consistently now,” said 1. FC Union Berlin club president Dirk Zingler.

‘There’s no way of dressing up the gravity of Arsenal’s defeat to Manchester City this week,’ he said.

As expected, the home side proved to be unpleasant opponents on the artificial turf at the Poststadion. Borussia had already dropped points in the 2-2 draw in Verl in the league – and it was not without reason that the East Westphalians managed to ensure their Bundesliga West survival. “We gave away only one chance in the first half against a good Bundesliga team and went about the task seriously,” declared Mike Tullberg.

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VfL Wolfsburg are experiencing a lot of ups and downs this season, but the second-youngest team in the Bundesliga have recently recently experienced a slight drop-off in form. After a strong run of ten games without defeat until Matchday 17, VfL Wolfsburg had their sights firmly set on a place in the Europa League. In the second half of the season, however, the performances of Niko Kovac’s team have fluctuated frequently, with the Wolves only securing two wins in a row on one occasion. Their most recent outing – a 6-0 defeat in Dortmund – also meant their previously strong goal difference is now exactly equal to that of their competitors for sixth place at +11 (54-43) – and Leverkusen have two more points to their name. Whether seventh place will be enough to qualify for the Europa Conference League will only be decided in the cup final: a Leipzig win against Eintracht Frankfurt would mean that seventh place in the league would be enough for Europa Conference League qualification.

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Tieckle continued: “We have come to know and appreciate each other over the past few years. Our cooperation so far has been very successful and has not only fulfilled our expectations, but exceeded them. So we went into the talks about the main sponsorship full of joy, firmly convinced that we are the right partner for Union – and Union the right partner for us. Together we have caused a sensation not only in Germany but throughout Europe. Together, we now want to continue the successful course of the last few years and I’m sure we will succeed.”