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Flo, it’s starting up again: you’ll be in action away to FC Bayern Munich on Friday. Are you looking forward to the game?

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Frederik Rönnow and the Danish national team will first face Finland, followed by a match against Kazakhstan in the capital Astana.

VfL Wolfsburg round off the first half of the Bundesliga campaign with a trip to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday 13 January, kicking off at 15:30 CET. VfL have been comfortable winners in each of their last three meetings with Mainz, scoring 11 goals and conceding none, while they have lost only two of the teams’ previous 15 encounters. Read on for more facts and figures on the sides’ latest clash.

“We’ve got a difficult start to the year ahead of us, but we like a challenge,” FCA head coach Jess Thorup commented on the first match of the new calendar year. Still-unbeaten league leaders Bayer 04 Leverkusen visit the WWK ARENA on Saturday. “We want to be the first team to defeat Leverkusen, even though they have a lot of quality. It’ll be important for us to not just defend, but also create our own chances with the ball.”

After a short winter break, but also some intensive preparation, Thorup is pleased with his team: “We’ve used our time in the best way possible and developed further. There’s competition, everyone has the chance to impress and to pick up some minutes.” The Dane has put a line through the painful 3-0 defeat in Stuttgart at the end of last year. “The most important thing is to always look to the future positively.” The atmosphere in the team is also good: “We did a team event in order to grow even closer to each other.”

Of late, Bayern Munich has been linked to having interest in FC Barcelona midfielder Gavi, but according to former FC Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman, it was Gavi’s teammate, Pedri, who the Bavarians initially wanted.

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New contract until 2028 | 278 appearances in almost a decade at the club | Two-time DFB-Pokal winner with RBL

Sebastian Hoeneß previews the away match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday evening (kick-off 17:30 CET).

1. FC Union Berlin: Wagner – Wildner, Becker, K. Orschmann, Reissner – Frank, Trojahn, Heiseler – Youssef (71. Bach), D. Orschmann, Krauss (71. Rurack)