1-1: Union Berlin make their Champions League debut at the expense of Naples

With a draw against Naples (1-1) at the house of Diego Armando Maradona, thanks to both Fofana in the second half the initial d is cancelledand Politanohe Union Berlin They debuted with their Champions League points in a historic match for the Germans that ended with a total defeat that took them to the City of Vesuvius in this competition and the 12 consecutive defeats in their total in all competitions .

The new member of the ‘Champions’, who are at the bottom of the group, will have to wait four days to give his fans a historic result that slightly alleviates the situation of a team that has not won since August and is in the positions of relegation. The first point in the Champions League in their history, mainly a ‘Scudetto’ champion who, despite the effort until the end, suffered from the counterattacks of the Berliners to keep the result.

It was not a brilliant first half Naplesbut enough to deserve to face the tunnel of the locker room ahead after the general dominance he showed at home, in a Diego Armando Maradona who, despite the doubts of his team’s start to the season and Around his coach, the French Rudi García , he dreams of improving the quarterfinals he reached last year for the first time in his history.

The Neapolitan team was superior in the first 45 minutes and had more chances. Rrahmani He threatened a header in the first minutes, Zielinski a shot went into the side of the net moments later and Natan crashed into the post. It didn’t take the ‘Scudetto’ champion to get the oil against rookie Unión Berlin, who struggled to wake up.

In fact, half an hour into the game Anguissa celebrated a goal that was short-lived due to a foul by Di Lorenzo in the previous action and kept the tie at zero for nine minutes, taking the insistence of Naples, taking advantage of the spaces provided by Unión Berlin in defense throughout the match, to give results accompanied by good fortune.

And the truth is that Mario Rui’s lateral center from the left-hand profile changed its trajectory after a light touch by the German defense and ended up, unexpectedly, hitting the player’s face. Politano to open the scoring before the astonished looks of those present. A deserved reward but one that put Napoli at rest in the final minutes of the first half with Unión Berlin warning with a free kick from Juranovic hitting the post.

A threat that became a reality moments later, once he left the locker room with the goal of pointing out the weaknesses of this Naples team at home, allowing a clear counterattack led by Fofana, very quickly through right hand profile. The Ivorian striker gave way to his teammate Becker in front, who first defined and collided with Meret, leaving a rebound that easily fell to Fofana, accurate in the sense that the goal was almost beaten to tie a special one for in the german team.

Tried andNaples recompose and practically seal his pass in the round of 16, especially in a Kvaratskhelia who did not stop in his efforts to overcome the left wing. Unión Berlin stood their ground and added a historic point, while Napoli stumbled again in a match in which they should have been superior, although they remain second in the group untroubled.