Union Berlin – Eintracht

Union should beat Eintracht after their triumph in Catalonia

One of the most important fixtures of the 30th round of the Bundesliga will be the meeting of the contenders for the European places. Eintracht already have a slim chance of doing so, but the attention of the footballing public is now riveted on them. The Frankfurt club were one of the key newsmakers of the European cup week on Thursday, beating Barcelona in Catalonia and securing promotion to the Europa League semi-finals. Judging by the results of the guests in the upcoming match in the Bundesliga, the team is fully focused on the goal of winning the Europa League and through that success to qualify for next season's Champions League. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain the results of their April home games against extremely weak Groiter Fürth (0-0) and Freiburg (1-2). Neither should we idealise the victory at the Camp Nou. Eintracht were indeed heroic, but they only possessed the ball 26% of the game time and did not take a single corner kick. Glasner's side are now five points behind the Bundesliga Eurocup boundaries and, given the tightness of the challenger group, may not expect much success a few rounds before the end of the season. Union Berlin were in high spirits for the upcoming meeting, as they defeated Hertha in the Berlin derby a week ago. The 4-1 victory not only boosted their confidence, but also brought them very close to sixth place, which is still held by the struggling Hoffenheim. The capital club has all the chances to enter the Eurocup zone as a result of the victory over Eintracht and even get closer to the Champions League zone, as someone from the pair Bayer - Leipzig will definitely lose points on Sunday. The level of Union Berlin's performance at home is commendable, with only two of their 14 league fixtures having been lost - to Borussia Dortmund and Bayern. In the first round match between the two sides, Eintracht won at home, but with great difficulty. The decisive goal came in the 90+5th minute. Fischer's side just need to play at their usual level in the upcoming match to pull off a victory over an unbalanced opponent.