Frankfurt, Germany – E be like say the last time Union Berlin and Frankfurt meet for March 9, 2025, na serious drama wey gree take place for Frankfurter Waldstadion. Although dem no hold the ball well (33% possession, no be small wahala), dem carry three points go home. E no too dey make sense, but that na football for you—anything fit happen!
For the day, Frankfurt gats hold dey shine eyes (xGoals 0.89 to 1.95, like sey dem play chess), but still, na Union wey collect the points. As dem sabi play, dem dey say sometimes e be like you need to dey get ‘luck’ and not just skills. (Na wah, abi luck get e own FIFA rating?)
Come March, Union don just finish dem sweet journey for Europe wey take dem go Amsterdam, and coach Dino Toppmöller just dey spin rotation like say na DJ him be. The big boiz like Knauff, Götze, and Ekitiké dey rest for bench like sey dem wan watch movie, while Skhiri dey house dey think how him go collect his yellow card back. Dem say if dem no sabi how dem lose that match, make dem just look at the last minutes wey e pay dem—wan stress dey come! (Sometimes e be like say dem dey forget say dem fit run finish for pitch.)
Fast forward to current season, di coach suppose play small game with rotation, no be so? Maybe Brown fit chill small, and Theate fit waka left for four-man defense; Collins and Koch fit shift small too. E get as e be like say Buta or Baum go take di right flank and shine small, na serious team adjustment we dey talk about here, o! Uzun wey dey shine bright like diamond fit no miss out; dem dey early stage of the season, and gatz keep fine form. Götze go come back stronger after e styling for bench, you no go fit miss that kind comeback. Bahoya fit start for Knauff too, make we see as dem go play dis time.
As we dey look up to di match, I fit predict say Santos go cover di goal post this time. You sabi, e no go too dey funny this time as the Eisernen from Berlin dey look for every point after dem don taste two losses and one win from di last three matches. E go be like say dem gatz win, or else, na wah! But my bet be say dem go carry di points go back home dis time, maybe 3:1 in favor of Union Berlin.
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