Hertha on brink of relegation
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April 20, 2010, Tuesday
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BOTTOM side Hertha Berlin moved closer to the relegation trapdoor from the Bundesliga after twice squandering a lead to draw 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Hertha is five points off the relegation playoff spot and its final three games are against Bundesliga powerhouses Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, making its task to stay up an improbable one.
"Why should we not win against Schalke if we play like we did in the past weeks? We have the worst cards in our hands but chances are still there. We will not give up," Hertha coach Friedhelm Funkel said.
Hertha captain Arne Friedrich said the club had nothing to lose. "We have been last for months but we still have a tiny chance and in the Bundesliga everything is possible," he said.
Borussia Dortmund squandered its chance to go third in the Bundesliga when Mats Hummels scored a 89th-minute own goal to hand Hoffenheim a 1-1 draw.
Paraguayan Nelson Valdez headed Dortmund ahead in the 57th minute and the hosts looked to be holding on for victory until Hummels tried to intercept a Carlos Eduardo cross for striker Vedad Ibisevic but ended up putting the ball into his own net.
Dortmund is fifth on 53 points.
Bayern Munich maintained its two-point lead with a 7-0 demolition of Hanover 96 on Saturday.
Hertha is five points off the relegation playoff spot and its final three games are against Bundesliga powerhouses Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, making its task to stay up an improbable one.
"Why should we not win against Schalke if we play like we did in the past weeks? We have the worst cards in our hands but chances are still there. We will not give up," Hertha coach Friedhelm Funkel said.
Hertha captain Arne Friedrich said the club had nothing to lose. "We have been last for months but we still have a tiny chance and in the Bundesliga everything is possible," he said.
Borussia Dortmund squandered its chance to go third in the Bundesliga when Mats Hummels scored a 89th-minute own goal to hand Hoffenheim a 1-1 draw.
Paraguayan Nelson Valdez headed Dortmund ahead in the 57th minute and the hosts looked to be holding on for victory until Hummels tried to intercept a Carlos Eduardo cross for striker Vedad Ibisevic but ended up putting the ball into his own net.
Dortmund is fifth on 53 points.
Bayern Munich maintained its two-point lead with a 7-0 demolition of Hanover 96 on Saturday.
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