Key Takeaways
- Frederik Klaus plays in goal for Union Berlin because Frederik Rønnow is still injured
- Josip Juranovic starts instead of Christopher Trimmel in the Union Berlin defence
- Luca Waldschmidt starts for 1. FC Köln after he scored against Bayer Leverkusen last week
Union Berlin host 1. FC Köln in the German Bundesliga. Both teams have announced their starting players for this clash.
Union Berlin manager Bo Svensson has picked Frederik Klaus as his goalkeeper again. Klaus plays because Frederik Rønnow is injured. There is one change in the defence. Josip Juranovic replaces Christopher Trimmel in the back three. Danilho Doekhi, Diogo Leite and Bosse Nsoki also start in defence. Jerome Rothe plays on the left side of the pitch.
Rani Khedira plays in the centre of midfield with Aljoscha Kemlein and Andras Schäfer. David Burke and Ansah start as the two attackers for the home side.
For the away team, manager Gerhard Struber has chosen Luca Waldschmidt to start the match. Waldschmidt comes into the team for Linton Maina. He scored a goal against Bayer Leverkusen last weekend.
Marvin Schwäbe is the goalkeeper for 1. FC Köln. The defence includes Elias Sebulonsen, Collins Simpson-Pusey, Can Özkacar and Mathias Lund. Eric Martel and Denis Kauß protect the back four. The attacking midfield three are Waldschmidt, Kaminski and El Mala. Bülter plays as the main striker.