Will Glatzel make the North derby? HSV reveal his diagnosis! | OneFootball

Just a few minutes after scoring his first goal of the season, Robert Glatzel had to leave the field injured against VfB Stuttgart. Now HSV has announced a diagnosis.

Hamburger SV has to cope with a bitter setback – and that right before the eagerly anticipated Northern Derby. As the club officially confirmed on Tuesday morning, striker Robert Glatzel suffered a muscle fiber tear in his right thigh during the Bundesliga home match against VfB Stuttgart. As a result, the 31-year-old will be out for the rest of the 2025 calendar year. After thorough examinations at the Athleticum at Volkspark, the diagnosis is now certain.

Glatzel, who was in the starting lineup for the first time this season against Stuttgart, actually had a perfect start: In the 17th minute, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in an HSV jersey, putting the Red Shorts on the road to victory. But just over a quarter of an hour later, the shock followed: In the 34th minute, Glatzel had to leave the field injured, visibly frustrated and in pain.

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HSV must do without Glatzel until the end of the year

With the confirmed muscle fiber tear, an appearance in the Northern Derby against Werder Bremen is also off the table. On Sunday (3:30 p.m., DAZN), HSV will face their green-and-white rivals in the Bundesliga for the first time since 2018. The goalgetter will also be unavailable for the upcoming matches against TSG Hoffenheim (13.12) and Eintracht Frankfurt (20.12). The same applies to tomorrow’s DFB-Pokal match against Holstein Kiel (8:45 p.m., Sky).

The diagnosis is a heavy blow for HSV. Since strike partner Yussuf Poulsen is also struggling with recurring injury problems and has not been able to play since the international break, much responsibility now falls on Ransford Königsdörffer in the year-end run-in. The 24-year-old is currently the only remaining number nine in the Hanseatic squad. In the upcoming matches, he is therefore almost guaranteed to play.

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