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Jean-Paul Boëtius is well known for his smile and joyful character, but our midfielder suffered a shock at the end of September when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, just a few weeks after Hertha teammate Marco Richter. However, the 28-year-old approached the challenge full of optimism. “I received a lot of messages and loads of support from the club – that was a real help and helped me stay calm throughout,” said Djanga, who recently returned to action. As well as a look back over the past few weeks, our number 10 also speaks to herthabsc.de about the upcoming game against FC Bayern Munich (05/11/22, 15:30 CET). “If we can bring our fighting spirit onto the pitch as a team, we’re hard for any team to beat,” said Boëtius, who discussed his recovery, emotions and excitement ahead of the game against Bayern in his first interview since his diagnosis.

Sandro Schwarz made two changes to his starting eleven for the visit of Germany’s most successful club. Jean-Paul Boëtius started in the place of the injured Stevan Jovetić. Davie Selke also came in for Wilfried Kanga, who having had a stomach bug during the week was only fit enough to make the bench. Prince Boateng also made the bench for the first time since October, while Manuel Neuer celebrated his comeback for the visitors.

Hertha put in a performance full of drive and determination and above all lots of belief in their own chances of getting a result against Bayern in an exciting game on Saturday afternoon.Despite going 3-0 down against the record champions, Hertha came back twice to get within touching distance of a point. “Huge congratulations to the team! We showed once again what you can do with hard work and spirit,” consoled Prince Boateng. The Hertha veteran suggested he and his teammates, “will definitely take the positives with us. The team is working hard and wants to win games – and those who work hard and believe in themselves will be rewarded!” herthabsc.com has the immediate reaction.

Just two days after the post-match press conference following the home game against Bayern, head coach Sandro Schwarz took to the podium once again on Monday, though not at the Olympiastadion, but back in the press room at Hertha’s training facility. The games just keep on coming – on Tuesday (8th November, 20:30 CET), the Old Lady will play their final Bundesliga away game on 2022, as they travel to VfB Stuttgart. “It’s key that we stay patient, but also stay perseverant to keep on going, so we can develop our consistency, determination and patience to win matches,” explained Schwarz on the factors that would his side will need to display to get a result on Tuesday. Herthabsc.com has summarised his key responses, as our coach discussed…

Sandro Schwarz named an unchanged starting eleven from the team who started the competitive 3-2 loss against Bayern on Saturday. There were also no changes on the bench. VfB interim head coach Michael Wimmer made three changes from the 3-1 loss against Borussia Mönchengladbach, bringing in Hiroki Itō, Lilian Egloff and Silas Katompa Mvumpa in place of Pascal Stenzel, Luca Pfeiffer (both on the bench) and Chris Führich (out due to muscular problems).

Frustration and anger along with disappointment were the prevailing emotions in the Blue-Whites’ camp after conceding in the eighth minute of additional time to lose 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart. After the full time whistle, Jean-Paul Boëtius tried to find the right words. “A game lasts until the final whistle. We are very, very annoyed because we definitely wanted to win and get three points,” said Hertha’s number 10, visibly frustrated. Hertha need to keep their head up ahead of the game on Saturday (12.11.22, 15:30 CET), where they take on 1. FC Köln at the Olympiastadion. “Why shouldn’t we turn up and win against Köln? The time has to come where we manage to pick up good results. I believe in the coach and in this team!” said the Netherlands player leaving no room for doubt. herthabsc.com have the immediate reaction from Boëtius and Oliver Christensen.

End of the double gameweek, end of competitive games for the season!  The ‘Old Lady’ will take on 1. FC Köln this Saturday ((12.11.22, 15:30 CET) in the final Bundesliga clash of 2022. With the supporters in the stands behind them, the team want to successfully complete the last remaining task of the year. My greatest wish is that we put in a top performance on Saturday, there is a brilliant atmosphere in the stadium yet again and get three points out of the game in the end. We have to improve in some areas and want to leave everything on the pitch one last time,” emphasised Sandro Schwarz in his press conference before the game. Fredi Bobic also looked ahead to the final outing of the season with excitement. “The stadium will be fairly full, the atmosphere will be good. We have to be on top in the decisive moments and finish the game well. Having such a long break is new to all of us, so it will be even nicer if we can finish the year off with a win,” suggested Hertha’s managing director for sport and communication. herthabsc.com has compiled the most important comments. Schwarz and Bobic spoke about…

Sandro Schwarz made two changes to his starting eleven from the game against Stuttgart for the final Bundesliga game of the year, with Ivan Šunjić and Wilfried Kanga coming in for Suat Serdar and Davie Selke. Former Herthaner Ondrej Duda started for Köln.

The relief of those in blue and white inside the Olympaiastadion was clear for all to see and was shown in celebrations of fans and players alike at full time. The 2-0 win against 1. FC Köln meant not only an uplifting end to the double game week, but also a positive end to the year overall for the ‘Old Lady’. “We knew what was in front of us and were well prepared for it. We had to win, we wanted to win and we won!” emphasised Marco Richter, the scorer of Hertha’s second goal, in the mixed zone. “We were able to end the year on a high with a home win and were able to celebrate in front of the Kurve once again – it is a nice end to a very exciting year, for the fans as well,” underlined Hertha’s number 23. herthabsc.com has the initial reaction at the Olympiastadion.

After ending 2022 with a win at home against 1. FC Köln, Hertha BSC are looking forward to the new year. The first round of fixtures up to matchday 19 had already previously been announced, with the Blue-Whites travelling to Bochum on 21st January (Sat., 15:30 CET) and hosting rivals 1. FC Union on 28th January (Sat., 15:30 CET). Today, the Deutsche Fußball-Liga confirmed the dates and kick-off times for all fixtures on matchdays 20 to 25.