HSV fans will agree! Poulsen reveals his Bundesliga highlight | OneFootball

Yussuf Poulsen could make his 250th Bundesliga appearance on Sunday against former club RB Leipzig. Ahead of it, he revealed which moment with HSV ranks among his top three Bundesliga highlights. And it’s one that not only the Dane looks back on very fondly.

Speaking with HSV.de, Poulsen said that the late winner in the Nordderby against Werder Bremen (3:2) is right at the top of the list. The goal last December was one of the most emotional moments of his career.

HSV hero in the Nordderby

“What happened here in the stadium was extraordinary by comparison. It topped everything I had experienced or achieved up to that point,” the striker recalled about that special moment. That’s quite a statement from a player who has now spent 11 straight years in the top flight — and who also scored regularly in the Champions League for RB Leipzig.

Even so, many HSV fans will agree with him: scoring the late, decisive winner against their arch-rivals from Bremen just two minutes after coming on as captain really does come close to a career highlight. And that’s exactly how the veteran sees it too.

By the way, the 32-year-old was not quite as emotional when he found out that he could make his 250th Bundesliga appearance on Sunday. He took it pretty casually and apparently didn’t even know before the interview. Still, milestones have to be celebrated, Poulsen admitted: “Of course, it would bring things full circle if this anniversary happened to come against my old club.” Nevertheless, he said he no longer feels as many pre-match butterflies ahead of Sunday’s game as he did before his first appearance in August 2016.

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Is the end of his career already in sight?

The goalscorer still has ambitions, and he is nowhere near done yet. In the interview, he revealed: “I’d also like to reach 300 Bundesliga games.” However, if he wants to hit that mark in Hamburg, he would need an extension. His current contract only runs until next summer. For now, though, that is still a matter for the future; in just a few days, Poulsen could first make his 250th Bundesliga appearance.

Against his former club, a win is the clear objective in any case. It didn’t work out twice last season: HSV lost both matches 1:2. Poulsen still remembers both meetings well. In the first one especially, he felt the performance was good, with the key issue at the time being their efficiency in front of goal.

That’s what this year’s team has to build on — obviously, because after two matches the Rothosen are still yet to score. That is supposed to change soon. Perhaps through veteran Yussuf Poulsen. If he were to score against his former club of all teams, it really would bring things full circle.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.