North–South Derby (2)

“Gooooooooooaaal─! Gareth Bale! Gareth Bale’s opening goal! Union Berlin have scored the opening goal in the heart of Bayern Munich!”

The match between Union Berlin and Bayern Munich began with Gareth Bale’s opening goal putting Union Berlin ahead.

“Ah, this goal hurts! The Bayern Munich fans, stunned by the shock, are setting off flares.”

Union Berlin’s opening goal was something some people had already considered entirely possible, but for others, it was a tremendous shock.

And Bayern Munich’s fans were clearly in the latter group.

There was a particular arrogance to Bayern Munich, who ruled the Bundesliga.

No matter what anyone said, they believed they were the strongest team in the Bundesliga.

And the fans felt the same way.

‘Mia san mia’

The slogan that embodied Bayern Munich’s unique pride and identity as “We are who we are”...