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Hamburg is well known as one of Europes coolest places, and the northern German city where the Beatles made their name is now rocking to the tune of HSV and St Pauli, with both currently on course for a return to the Bundesliga.

Hamburg took advantage of St. Paulis draw with Paderborn, while Karel Garaets lost his first game as Schalke head coach, and Fortuna Düsseldorf came from 3-0 down to beat Kaiserslautern in their first Fortuna For All game where nobody paid for a ticket.

Holstein-Trainer Werner nach Fehlstart: «Nach vorn denken»

Cologne must win the second leg of their play-off with Bundesliga 2 side Holstein Kiel to have any chance of avoiding being relegated to the second tier on Saturday (kick-off: 6pm GMT+2).

No Haaland, no problem as Dortmund rout Kiel to reach German Cup final Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund thrashed second-division Holstein Kiel 5-0 on Saturday in their German Cup semi-final even with top-scorer Erling Braut Haaland sidelined. Haaland, suffering from a thigh injury, watched from the stands at Signal Iduna Park as Giovanni Reyna started the rout with the first two goals to help put Dortmund in the final at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on May 13. Dortmund will face RB Leipzig, wh...