HAMBURG (dpa-AFX) – In the second relegation game between Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC this Monday (8.30 p.m. / Sky and Sat.1) the last free place in the Bundesliga will be awarded. After the 1-0 win in the first leg, HSV goes into the second duel in the sold-out Volksparkstadion in Hamburg with a small advantage.
In the run-up to the decisive encounter, Hertha coach Felix Magath sees the pressure only on the second division club from the Hanseatic city because they now have something to lose. HSV coach Tim Walter, whose team recently celebrated six wins in a row, said that pressure is a privilege. “We’ve been feeling finals for weeks. Our goal is to win the game on Monday,” said the 46-year-old./tpr/DP/jha