Opening clash with Wolfsburg: HSV women kick off their Bundesliga campaign! | OneFootball

Two weeks after the men, the women of HSV also embark on their Bundesliga adventure. The opening opponent is a real challenge.

On Sunday (4:00 PM), the time has come: After 13 years of absence, Hamburger SV returns to the women's Bundesliga. At the Volksparkstadion, the team faces the former serial champion and top club VfL Wolfsburg. For the women from Hamburg, this duel will be a true benchmark, likely to reveal just how far the team under coach Liése Brancão has come.

In their mission to stay in the league, HSV is relying heavily on Austrian power. Sophie Hillebrand, Melanie Brunnthaler, Mária Mikolajová, and goalkeeper Laura Sieger all transferred from SKN St. Pölten to Hamburg this summer. For Hillebrand, it was a logical step: “HSV is a club with great tradition and offers extremely good opportunities. I want to contribute my part here so that we can earn points.”

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HSV opener against Wolfsburg: “A draw would be a success”

Will it be enough in the opening match? Wolfsburg awaits as an opponent that is undergoing changes but is still the overwhelming favorite. Hillebrand is realistic about it. “A draw would already be a success for us. But we want to play boldly,” she is quoted by Mopo.

A possible advantage: Many players have already gained Champions League experience in St. Pölten, including against Manchester City. Hillebrand now sees the Bundesliga as a “cool challenge.”

Coach Brancão has prepared her team intensively for the significantly higher level in the top league. The training camp in Malente was particularly important “to bring us even closer together as a team.” Test matches like the narrow 0-1 against RB Leipzig or the 4-1 victory over Dutch first division team SC Heerenveen showed initial progress.

The numerous fans at the Volksparkstadion can expect a young and talented team hungry for top-tier football. And yet, the opener against the seven-time champion could hardly be more challenging!

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