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It was goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting that secure the points for Bayern, though Juan Jose Perea’s goal in the 88th minute made for a cagey finish for the Rekordmeister with their backs against the wall. Sadio Mane had a chance on the break in stoppage time, but fluffed his lines and the final whistle came just seconds later. All things considered, with the six shots on target Bayern had, Julian Nagelsmann more than likely would’ve expected his side to have scored more than just twice, especially with the control the boasted for the majority of proceedings.

It will be a party for TSG fans: Pellegrino Matarazzo will summon his team back to the training ground at 15:00 CET on Sunday – and great entertainment has been organised to accompany the first session of the 2023/24 season. For TSG fans, it is not only worth coming along to see the team and new signing Julian Justvan, but also to experience the programme at the training ground in Zuzenhausen.

1. FSV Mainz 05 are unbeaten in seven games in the Bundesliga and have picked up...

Due to this additional infection protection rule, the distance requirement for the permitted 5,000 participants is no longer applicable and the allocation of seats is no longer subject to the checkerboard principle. Therefore, in addition to the main stand, only the back straight and the guest block will be open.

Tullberg’s team already have a foot in the final (Sunday, 23 May), which will be played against the winner of the other semi-final between 1. FC Köln and FSV Mainz 05. The latter have a 1-0 lead after the first leg. “But only 90 of the 180 minutes have been played, so we have to stay wide awake. The team are well aware of that, no one celebrated the 4-0 win in Berlin. After all, you often see ties like this turned on their head in football,” said Tullberg.

Part of Jonas Urbig’s development plan is to give the goalkeeping talent as much game time as possible at the highest level. During the Winter Break, FC loaned out Urbig to Jahn Regensburg. The Euskirchen-born goalkeeper was immediately first-choice goalkeeper and featured in all 17 games of the Rückrunde. Unfortunately, he was unable to prevent relegation to the third tier but was voted by the fans as Player of the Season.

According to a report from Sport Bild’s Tobi Altschäffl (via @iMiaSanMia), the 39-year-old said that it was great that the Bavarians won the first leg and sees them as favorites for the second leg, but won’t channel his inner fortune teller to, well, tell the score. “It’s positive that Bayern won in Paris,” the Frenchman remarked. “PSG is a good team with big names, but Bayern are very strong and work as a team. It’ll be a nice game — I hope Bayern win and qualify, but I can’t say a result.”

“We really respect Wooyeong’s exemplary behaviour on the pitch and in the dressing room. He is a true team player,” said sporting director Klemens Hartenbach. “Wooyeong did play quite a lot of games for us, however players from South Korea are under a different kind of pressure. More matches for him could help him play more often for the national team and success with them could see him become exempt from military service, therefore stopping him from having to have a break in his career. We wanted to support him with this and wish him all the best for the rest of his career.”

Everything seemed ready to go, but at 16:00 CEST on the dot at Schenckendorffplatz torrential rain started to pour down. A classic summer storm prevented the planned start of the Blue-White’s pre-season out on the pitch. Anticipation ahead of the new season, which is reflected by the amount of season ticket sales so far, was also reflected by around 200 fans who had come to watch training, but the weather didn’t allow for the original plan and improvisation was needed. Instead, the players worked inside doing some gym work. “A proper training session would’ve been better in giving me a direct picture of the new players, because every second counts,” explained Pál Dárdai, who will lead the time for a sixth season. For the head coach as well as the supporters, there will be more more opportunities to watch the boys putting in the hard yards in the coming days. “People love this club and support us. If we can work well as a coaching team and everything grows together it will be worth coming again because then we will see a team built on mentality with character that gives everything for Hertha BSC. That is the first step before we can state any goals,” emphasised the head coach.

Not the time for new objectives