UNION BERLIN travel to Frankfurt tomorrow knowing that three points against Eintracht will take them to sixth, leapfrogging Bayer Leverkusen and landing in a European qualification place.

Having spent a brief moment in the top four earlier in the season, the club from the German capital have already spent time in loftier positions during this campaign, but for a team who played in the 1. Bundesliga for the first time just last season, it’s still unfamiliar territory.

After promotion to the top flight in 2019 under head coach Urs Fischer, Union were tipped to go straight back down. Instead, they managed an 11th place finish, 10 points clear of the relegation play-off spot, 11 clear of automatic relegation and only behind city rivals Hertha on goal difference.