US EditionHamburg Earn 0-0 Draw at Gladbach on Bundesliga Return After Seven-Year Absence
Hamburger SV, promoted after seven years, showed defensive resilience and goalkeeping strength in a goalless draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, highlighting challenges ahead.
- Hamburger SV returned to the Bundesliga after a seven-year absence and drew 0-0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach at Borussia-Park on Sunday.
- Hamburg was relegated in 2018 after playing every Bundesliga season since its 1963 formation, and endured five straight pre-season defeats before this match.
- Hamburg defended firmly with goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes making key saves while substitutes Jean-Luc Dompé and Yussuf Poulsen raised attacking pressure late, and Gladbach did not include new signing Gio Reyna in the squad.
- Cologne, returning as second-division champions, won 1-0 at Mainz with Marius Bülter scoring a glancing 90th-minute header after Paul Nebel was sent off on a tactical foul stopping Jakub Kaminski.
- Hamburg’s draw suggests a credible start despite pre-season struggles as they prepare for a home derby against city rival St. Pauli next Friday.
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Seven years after the relegation from the Bundesliga, the Hamburger SV is back. In the first game after the re-entry Hamburg came to a 0:0 with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
For more than seven years, the Hamburger SV has to wait for the return to the Bundesliga, now it's time - and the former league "Dino" directly scores a point with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Against them, even before an eternity, the last Bundesliga match had been fought.
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Hamburg earn 0-0 draw at Gladbach on Bundesliga return after seven-year absence
HAMBURG, Germany :Former European champions Hamburg SV played out a goalless draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday in their first game back in the Bundesliga after a seven-year absence.The 1983 European Cup winners, once nicknamed the Bundesliga's 'dinosaurs' for having been in the top division for the
Borussia doesn't go beyond a 0:0 in its own stadium against the climber Hamburger SV. This makes it the first disappointment at the start of the season. Meanwhile, Julian Weigl is facing a change to Saudi Arabia.
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