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In a game of two halves, VfL Bochum 1848 gained a valuable away point at the...

All four of Sabitzer’s appearances for United have come in the Premier League, three of which were starts; the 2-2 draw with Leeds United, the 2-0 win over Leeds, and the most recent 3-0 win over Leicester City. He’s yet to register a goal or assist for Erik Ten Hag’s side, but he has tuned in some positive performances for the Red Devils and his agent recently expressed the sentiment that his future is entirely open.

After playing on Friday night, the Hertha players were back on the training ground on Monday afternoon ahead of the final home game of the season against VfL Bochum on Saturday (20/5/23, 15:30 CEST). The squad and coaching team spent an hour doing some video analysis before training started at Schenckendorffplatz. “We analysed the Köln game once again and are now preparing for our final two games as we look to try and take our small chance,” said Pál Dárdai. “Things are no longer in our own hands and we need to hope that others slip up. We need to win at home this weekend and then we’ll just have to see what else happens.”

TSG Hoffenheim have collected ten points from their last four games. Having gone 14 league games without a win before that, Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team have succeeded in reversing that trend, with the 1-1 (0-1) draw away to Bayern Munich once again demonstrating the team’s strength of character. TSG’s confidence continues to grow thanks to the hard and effective work in individual duels on the pitch – and also thanks to a stroke of genius from Andrej Kramarić. “The preparation was very good, but we couldn’t get it going on the pitch,” said Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel after the 1-1 draw with TSG Hoffenheim. The fact that the league leaders were not satisfied with their performance in the home game against TSG was mainly due to the passionate and determined showing from Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team. After three wins against Hertha Berlin, Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, Hoffenheim remained unbeaten for a fourth consecutive game, putting TSG into a good position for the rest of the season. With 29 points, TSG are currently 13th in the table, five points ahead of VfB Stuttgart in 16th.

It goes without saying that the heavy defeat to Wolfsburg on Friday night had an effect on the players and the coaching staff. This week in training, however, the team has looked to move on from the disappointing night in Lower-Saxony by focussing on its strengths. A tough test awaits Mainz this weekend, as Bundesliga champions FC Bayern are in town. Despite the desire to push forward, the performance shown against Wolfsburg is still difficult for Robin Zentner to comprehend. The goalkeeper had to pick the ball out of his net five times as Mainz suffered their heaviest defeat of the season. “It was a bit of a shock and it’s not easy to process. We were super disappointed and also angry with ourselves,” said the 27-year-old. Despite the bitterness, Zentner is still confident that his team can put things right as the season reaches its climax.

“I was looking for a new challenge and found it in the move from Freiburg to Berlin,” said the central midfielder. “The talks with Oliver Ruhnert make me confident that we can play a good role in all three competitions in the coming season. As an experienced Bundesliga player, I want to take on responsibility and put my performance capabilities at the service of the team and the club.”

VfL Wolfsburg will be looking to extend their five-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga when they travel to Borussia Mönchengladbach on Easter Sunday (kick-off 15:30 CEST). At Friday’s pre-match press conference, Wolves head coach Niko Kovac spoke about…

Germany coach Markus Gaugisch has also included captain Alina Grijseels and pivot Lisa Antl in his squad, which will be aiming to secure qualification for the World Cup in their upcoming play-offs against Greece (first leg in Hamm on 6 April). The DHB team will go into the two clashes as the clear favourites (return leg on 12 April).

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Thomas Reis (head coach VfL Bochum 1848):