Hamburg are set to face Hertha Berlin in the German capital on Tuesday without their coach Huub Stevens. Stevens has returned to Holland to be with his ill wife, who is undergoing cancer surgery.
“The most important thing is the health of his wife,” sporting director Dietmar Beiersdorfer said. “That is the sole support we can give Huub and his wife.”
Thimothee Atouba and Rafael van der Vaart miss out on the game in Berlin as they serve suspensions for accumulating a fifth booking.
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