Hamburg vs Fulham: Europa League Semifinal

If Hamburg have had an oscillating route in the Europa League, Fulham have gone on with much ado, eliminating one by one the trophy holders, Shakthar, then the even more popular Juventus, and Germany’s champions, Wolfsburg.

Even Lucescu, the current UEFA Cup holders’ manager, is betting not only on Fulham’s qualification in the finals, but also on the fact that the English team will win the title.

Between Fulham and Hamburger, the latter is obviously more gold-laced within European competitions. The Germans have played at least one final in each European competition and they won the Champions Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup, even though in the last 10 years Hamburger haven’t scored too much in Europe.

For Fulham, this match in the semifinals is totally a premiere, and the boys seem to be eager to fulfill the big dream. Thanks to their extraordinary results until now, Fulham are considered favorites for this match, and even more for the cup itself.

Hamburger will play without Marcell Janseen and Mladen Petric, but also without their Dutch winger, Eljero Elia, a significant player. At Fulham, Shorey and Okaka will surely miss this match, too, while Clint Dempsey will take a late fitness test and his situation is still uncertain at the moment.

Hamburg will fight as much as they will be able to for the acceding to the Europa League final, which will take place in three weeks’ time on their own field, the HSH Nord Arena. Playing an European cup final match in their home stadium and in front of their own supporters should be the dream stimulus for the German team.

You can watch Hamburg vs Fulham live on several TV stations: Sky Sport HD (Germany), ESPN (UK), Gol TV (USA), C+ (Spain and France), Al Jazeera Sport, YES Sport 1 and many others.

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