In the World Cup qualification, the last group games are coming up, in the Bundesliga, the explosive Berlin city derby can perhaps take place in a sold-out stadium.
Berlin - After the international break, the Bundesliga will be back for points next weekend.
The focus is on the duel between 1. FC Union Berlin and Hertha BSC.
Before that, more tickets for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be awarded.
The U21 is aiming for a positive year-end result.
The women's teams from Wolfsburg, Munich and Hoffenheim are challenged in the premier class.
Final spurt for World Cup tickets:
Will Italy and the Netherlands save themselves to the finish line? The last qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup are on the program today and tomorrow. Then it will be clear which five European teams after Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium and Croatia have bought direct tickets to Qatar and which ten teams will contest the playoffs as runners-up. The focus is on the long-distance duel in Group C: Italy tries to save the two-goal lead in Northern Ireland with a tie with Switzerland, which Bulgaria receives, over the finish line.
Compensation:
The German U21s want a positive end of the year after the 0: 4 against Poland. Five months after winning the U21 European Championship title, the new class is aiming for a win against San Marino on Tuesday (6.15 p.m.) in Ingolstadt. Germany leads its qualifying group ahead of Israel (both twelve points) and Poland (10). The nine group winners and the best runner-up in the group will qualify directly for the finals in Romania and Georgia in 2023. It will be tight for the U19 juniors on their way to the European Championship in Slovakia next year. After the 1: 3 against Russia, it is Tuesday against Greece to move into the second qualifying round.
Champions League women:
All three German clubs have to make up for something in their fourth group games: The German champions FC Bayern Munich lost 2-1 in the first leg at Olympique Lyon last week after conceding a late goal.
On Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN) the second leg against the top-class record winner from France is due.
VfL Wolfsburg wants to win against Juventus Turin on Thursday (6.45 p.m. / DAZN) (first leg 2-2).
The hardest task is probably TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, which has to face defending champions FC Barcelona (Wednesday, 6.45pm / DAZN) and was still well served at 0: 4 in Spain.
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The national teams fight for the World Cup tickets, the Nations League is about the title.
And the women play in the Champions League.
That brings the week: international games and premier class women
Hainer on the women's premier class: New era
Bayern President Herbert Hainer hopes the Champions League reform in women's football will provide further impetus.
“A new era begins in women's football.
The reformed Champions League means the next step towards more professional structures, ”said Hainer in the Bayern member magazine“ 51 ”.
"I see this reformed Champions League as a sign from UEFA to the DFB that there is urgent and lasting movement in the industry and that new structures are essential."
Hainer on the women's premier class: New era
DFB selection women: National
coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg nominated the last squad of the year on Tuesday. The national team will play in the World Cup qualification for Australia and New Zealand 2023 on November 26th in Braunschweig against Turkey and on November 30th in Faro against Portugal. The next important step on the way to the European Championship 2022 (July 6th to 31st) is a preparatory tournament, also in England in February.
Derby time in the capital:
1. FC Union welcomes Hertha BSC to the explosive Berlin Bundesliga club. The meeting on Saturday (6.30 p.m. / Sky) may even take place in front of a full house. According to the new Berlin regulations, the game will be played using the 2G rule. Union has applied for admission to 22,012 viewers. In sporting terms, Union remains Berlin's number one, even before the encounter, the Köpenickers as eighth in the table have four points ahead of 13th Hertha. The 12th matchday will open with the guest appearance of FC Bayern at FC Augsburg on Friday (8.30 p.m. / DAZN). Bayern pursuer Borussia Dortmund will receive VfB Stuttgart on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky).
Coach debut:
Thousands of fans cheered Xavi Hernandez when the club idol signed a coaching contract with FC Barcelona until June 2024.
In the city derby against Espanyol, the 41-year-old will be on the sidelines for the first time at Barça on Saturday (9 p.m. / DAZN).
"We will be measured by the results and we will try to play well and deliver results," said Xavi.
Ronald Koeman's successor must quickly bring about a sporting turnaround.
As ninth in the table, the cup winner is already eleven points behind leaders Real Sociedad San Sebastian.
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