Northern Dress Rehearsal

The two northern clubs Hamburg and Bremen had to play in the Bundesliga one more time before they’ll face each other on Thursday for the second leg of the UEFA-Cup semi-final.

Hamburg had to take on Berlin which is a direct competitor for the Bundesliga championship. But with a 1-1 draw the chances have shrunk for both teams although the upcoming opponents could be easier to play against than those for Wolfsburg, Bayern and Stuttgart.

In the meantime did Bremen lose 0-1 in Cologne with their backup team. Being in the no man’s land of the tables the loss had no further consequences for Werder in contrast to Cologne who assured themselves with this victory a place in the Bundesliga for next year. But we’ll see how game three of the Hamburg-Bremen clash will be like, Hamburg with maybe a more exhausted squad but therefore with a 1-0 away win in their back.