HSV captain Schonlau before relegation against Hertha: Can play freely

Captain Sebastian Schonlau from Hamburger SV looks full of confidence in the relegation duelle with Hertha BSC.

"We want to win the games. It is clear that it will not be easy," said the 27-year-old on Monday: "Hertha is the first division club, at Hertha there is certainly the pressure somewhere. But we can play freely, we have correct, Really want the games, and I hope you will see that too. "

After the 3-2 success in Rostock, the third place secured, his team could appear with a "wide chest", said Schonlau, "it may look a little different with Hertha".

In front of the two games on Thursday in the Berlin Olympic Stadium and the second leg the following Monday (both 8:30 p.m./Sky and Sat.1), he did not want to talk so much about the opponent in the Volksparkstadion. Instead, it was important to concentrate on the "own attitude".

Even the chance for the Bundesliga promotion won with a strong final sprint is considerable: "That we still achieved this - five or six weeks ago nobody would have expected it. Maybe except for the boys in the team and in the club. "