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Compared to the Bundesliga, HSV will make some changes in the DFB-Pokal. A key player won't even make the trip to Heidenheim!

Hamburger SV will have to do without one of its most important offensive players in the DFB-Pokal: Jean-Luc Dompé will miss the second-round match against 1. FC Heidenheim (Tuesday, 6:30 PM). Coach Merlin Polzin confirmed this on Monday in a media session. The 34-year-old immediately provided the reason.

“He still has problems with his Achilles tendon and just needs to take the load off his foot for a few days,” explained Polzin. However, a long-term absence is not threatened: “He will definitely be available again next weekend in Cologne.”

The mentioned injury already forced Dompé to sit out for several weeks during the preparation. He also missed the first round of the DFB-Pokal before he could at least collect substitute minutes in the first two Bundesliga matchdays. In the meantime, the Frenchman has fought his way back into the starting lineup.

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Even without Dompé, the Hamburg team travels to the Swabian region with the clear goal of reaching the round of 16. But this task will not be easy. “I am convinced that it will be a really hot cup fight in Heidenheim,” predicts Polzin. “They play very dynamically, very intensively, and defend man-to-man. There will be many direct duels.”

Nevertheless, Polzin wants to carefully manage the high workload of his players. In addition to Dompé, there will be rotation elsewhere. “We have a large and qualitatively broad squad, and we will use that,” emphasized the native Hanseatic. He also announced that Daniel Peretz will be in goal instead of Daniel Heuer Fernandes.

Overall, the cup offers a welcome change from the league routine from HSV's perspective. “The DFB-Pokal is simply an awesome competition,” raved Polzin. “We want to advance and ultimately be the winners.”

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