A mean defence had seen Union Berlin only concede seven goals and keep 13 clean sheets in the first half of their second Bundesliga title defence. And they again enjoyed a decent gap over Bayern München, who spend nearly four times more on wages than their smaller rival.
The supporters of Union Berlin enjoyed the best summer of their lives as they celebrated their team winning their second Bundesliga title and their first DFB-Pokal. Indeed, they were so elated that they instilled manager Ruprecht Prusseit as a bonafide Union legend. The summer of 2039 saw two of the manager's rivals depart as Bayern... Continue Reading →
An inspired summer signing and a superstar striker had fired Union Berlin back to the top of Bundesliga as they began their first-ever title defence in style. Manager Ruprecht Prusseit's biggest challenge now was to keep hold of his in-demand players.
Ruprecht Prusseit completed his 16-year journey from a Sunday League nobody to a German title winner as he led Union Berlin to become the first-ever OstDeutscher Bundesliga winners.
Ruprecht Prusseit had led Union Berlin into a strong position, leading Bundesliga by 10 points heading into 2038. But he was keen to avoid another end-of-season slump that had handed titles back to Bayern Munich in the last two seasons.
The rise of Union Berlin had seen the club top of the league heading into 2037, raising hopes that they could become the first-ever team from East Germany to win Bundesliga. They'd also performed well above expectations in their first six Champions League fixtures.
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