1. FC Union Berlin Haberleri

1. FC Union Berlin will be without Josip Juranović and Yannic Stein for the time being....

1. FC Union Berlin: Bösl – Niesler, Becker, Steinert (46. Markou) – Sakar (46. Weiß), Janez (66. Blaschka), Heiseler (66. Moraitou), Metzker – Halverkamps (78. Trojahn), Abu Sabbah, D. Orschmann (78. Reissner)

The visitors from San Sebastián spent part of their own training camp in Japan, where they beat Gamba Osaka 1-0, before losing in their second and final pre-season match, the “Txuri-Urdin” lost 2-0 to Stade Rennes.

SGS Essen have been a permanent fixture in the Bundesliga since 2004, making a name for themselves primarily through their excellent promotion of young talent. The current German Olympic squad includes Stina Johannes, Nicole Anyomi and Lea Schüller, three players who either came through the SGS youth ranks or took their first steps in professional football there. They are joined by midfielder Lena Oberdorf, who played for Essen from 2018 to 2020 but missed the Games due to a knee injury. Linda Dallmann and Jana Feldkamp – part of the extended national team squad – also come from the Essen talent factory. Thanks to the training and transfer of numerous talented players, SGS are one of the few clubs to be able to compete successfully in the Bundesliga without the backing of a strong men’s club.

Real Sociedad: Marrero – Traoré (76. Odriozola), Aritz, Martin, Javi Lopez (84. Magunazelaia) – Marin (64. Zubimendi), De Zarate (64. Sucic), Kubo (84. Aramburu), Mendez (84. Olasagasti), Barrenetxea (64. Oyarzabal) – Becker (84. Sadiq) 

The red home shirt, which features striking white accents, is embossed with the Berlin bear as a vertically repeating motif, while the black and grey away version picks up on the iconic pattern of the TV tower’s sphere. The BERLIN lettering adorns the chest of both, with the TV tower, one of the capital’s most striking landmarks, also forming the “I”.

Tom Rothe was born and grew up in Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein. He began his club career at Rendsburger TSV in 2010 before moving to neighbouring Büdelsdorfer TSV. He played there until 2016 before moving to Hamburg with his parents and joining SC Nienstedten. In 2018, Rothe joined the youth section of FC St. Pauli and played in the youth teams of the “Kiezkicker” for three years. In the summer of 2021, he moved to the Ruhr region to join Borussia Dortmund’s youth training centre.

The 26-year-old has been a part of Union’s Bundesliga team since the summer of 2023 and has made 32 games appearances for them over the past two seasons. In addition to 24 Bundesliga games, the Czech international also made two appearances in the DFB Pokal and six in the UEFA Champions League. During his time in Köpenick, he memorably followed up an assist against SC Braga with a goal in the sixth and final group game against Real Madrid to level the scores at 2-2.

SV Werder Bremen: Peng (76. Wende) – Ulbrich, Schmidt (46. Brandenburg), Nemeth, Siems (76. Dahl) – Walkling, Arfaoui (46. Mühlhaus), Dieckmann – Mahmoud, Weidauer (15. Papai), Sternad (60. Wichmann) 

The starting XI