Overview

• Union Berlin women suffered a 1-3 loss to Real Madrid at Stadion An der Alten Försterei, marking their first defeat of the preseason.
• Eva Navarro opened the scoring in the 11th minute and Signe Bruun added two more goals before Dina Orschmann reduced the deficit in the 50th minute.
• Coach Ailien Poese said she was “totally satisfied” with the team’s defensive display and plans to enhance their attacking confidence in possession.
• Three of eight summer signings—Samantha Steuerwald, Tanja Pawollek and Eileen Campbell—started as Union tested their squad depth against elite opposition.
• A crowd of 13,312 attended as Union finalizes preparations with a warm-up match against Aston Villa before their Bundesliga debut on September 7.