Hamburger SV vs. Freiburg preview: Europa League finalists return to Bundesliga action
HamburgHamburg have secured a second consecutive season in the top flight after their recent win over Eintracht Frankfurt proved enough to secure their safety on matchday 32. HSV fought back from a go...
Hamburger SV vs. Freiburg preview: Europa League finalists return to Bundesliga action Hamburg Hamburg have secured a second consecutive season in the top flight after their recent win over Eintracht Frankfurt proved enough to secure their safety on matchday 32. HSV fought back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 victory at Deutsche Bank Park, thanks to goals from Albert Gronbaek and Fabio Vieira.
The victory ended the club’s six-game winless run and moved them eight points clear of the bottom three with just six points left to play for. While they have achieved their ultimate objective, the 12th-placed side will still want to finish the season strongly in their final two outings against Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen. They will also be keen to return to winning ways at Volksparkstadion, having taken just two points from their last five home games since beating Union Berlin 3-2 in the middle of February.
A win on Sunday would represent their first success against Freiburg since picking up a 1-0 victory on home turf in April 2018. Team News The hosts are unable to call upon the injured duo of Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit and Robert Glatzel, while it remains to be seen whether Miro Muheim will prove his fitness in time for Sunday’s fixture. Predicted lineup: Fernandes; Capaldo, Vušković, Torunarigha; Jatta, Remberg, Vieira, Lokonga, Grønbæk; Königsdörffer, Stange Freiburg Freiburg will still be in a celebratory mood after reaching their first European final.
Julian Schuster’s side overturned a narrow first-leg deficit in their Europa League semi-final tie against 10-man Braga on Thursday. The Breisgau-Brasilianer took full advantage of Mario Dorgeles early red card, with Lukas Kübler scoring either side of a Johan Manzambi effort in a 3-1 victory at the Europa-Park Stadion. The 3-2 aggregate success has set up a final showdown against Premier League Aston Villa in Istanbul on May 20, when they will have the chance to secure their first major trophy.