Foreign media impressed as Leeds United ace helps Euro club to breathtaking survival from relegation
The Whites’ goal to return to the Premier League against Southampton at Wembley in seven days might have a significant impact on the status of numerous players who are currently on loan.
Several Leeds players are now on loan in Europe, including Brenden Aaronson, who plays for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
Brenden Aaronson’s Union Berlin survive relegation
Union Berlin needed a small miracle on the final day of the Bundesliga season after their defeat to Köln the previous weekend, leaving them two points out of the relegation playoff spot.
They knew that in order to move out of the bottom three, they needed to win and for Bochum to lose when they played mid-table Freiburg on Saturday.
Just as Aaronson was setting up Benedict Hollerbach for a 1-0 lead, he picked up his second assist of the year. However, Ritsu Doan put Union in jeopardy in the 85th minute with an equaliser that would have forced them into the playoffs to stay in the top division.
In striking contrast to previous seasons’ European finishes, Janik Haberer secured a thrilling late victory in stoppage time by overcoming a failed Kevin Volland penalty to guarantee Union’s continued presence in the Bundesliga.
Aaronson impresses German media with assist and energetic display
Aaronson put up promising effort levels to put Union in a winning position, as he has been doing a lot lately.
Berlin Zeitung gave the attacking midfielder, who has now provided two assists in three games, a positive assessment. They supplied this information:
“Especially before the break, Aaronson was an asset on the offensive. He did not succeed in everything, but his playwit sometimes also rubbed off on his teammates. Shortly before the end, he was replaced in an exhausted and experienced the very big drama from the bench.”
Aaronson ending the season in brilliant form for Union Berlin
With his issues from Leeds following him to Germany, Aaronson’s second consecutive campaign has mostly been one to forget.
Although his production and possession flaws have been revealed once more, he appeared to have made progress in the last several days.
It takes a lot more character than he ever displayed to come up with two assists that have kept his team in the league.
All we can hope is that he’s settling into a regular routine and that Berlin is taking notice of him enough to offer him a respectable price.
