(Football news) The match between the two sides was originally supposed to take place on December 2, however bad weather forced the postponement of this game. Bayern Munich’s hopes of winning the Bundesliga for a record 12 times in a row were severely damaged on Sunday when they unexpectedly lost 1-0 to Werder Bremen, a team in the middle of the table, at home.
In anticipation of the return of top-tier football, Thomas Tuchel had anticipated that his team’s winter break warm-weather training camp in the Algarve would revive his players. However, the Bavarian giants fell short and suffered their first home loss of the year.
Mitchell Weiser haunted his former club by netting what proved to be the winning goal in the 59th minute to help Bremen claim their first win over Bayern since 2008. The reigning champions now face an uphill battle to retain their title as they sit seven points adrift of unbeaten leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who have played a game more.
Bayern’s 65-game run of scoring in the Bundesliga at the Allianz Arena may have come to an end, but Tuchel’s men will fancy their chances of making a swift return to winning ways on Wednesday, as they have won three of their last four home meetings with Union Berlin, including a 3-0 home victory in February last year.
The Bavarians are unbeaten in eight previous top-flight encounters with Union Berlin, but three of those have ended as draws, including a 1-1 draw played out at Stadion Alte Forsterei last season, so they must be on top of their game if they wish to collect maximum points and avoid another frustrating affair in midweek.
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