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Staying up is within touching distance: After the 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, HSV could already be safe on Sunday!

Accordingly, the team and coach looked relieved after the final whistle. “We know this was a big step toward our goal,” goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes told Sky. “We don’t need to kid ourselves about that. That’s why the joy was so great today.” Striker Robert Glatzel described it as an “incredible” feeling on DAZN. “Not many people believed we could do this before the season. We deserve to be where we are right now.”

Head coach Merlin Polzin struck a similar tone. “After matchday three, people said we were the number one candidates for relegation. And after matchday 25, suddenly people were talking about Europe,” recalled the 35-year-old. “For us, neither one nor the other was ever an issue.” According to Polzin, that is “what defines this team.”

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After major breakthrough: HSV want to have “one or two beers”

Despite all the euphoria, it must be said that HSV are not mathematically safe yet. If St. Pauli or Wolfsburg win, a drop to the relegation playoff spot remains possible at least on paper. But given the comfortable lead and a comparatively good goal difference, such a scenario looks increasingly unlikely. If their rivals fail to win on Sunday, the promoted side’s survival will be secured ahead of schedule.

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So for now, HSV can sit back and calmly watch what their rivals do. As Nicolai Remberg explained after the win over Frankfurt, he had already laid down the plan for the weekend several days earlier. “Let’s win on Saturday and then really go hard on the drinks,” the midfielder is said to have told his teammates.

After the hard-fought win over the Eagles, Remberg was a little more restrained. “There could be one or two beers,” he said with a laugh, hinting at possible celebrations to come. If HSV do secure survival for good, there could indeed be plenty of celebrations in the Hanseatic city over the next few days.

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