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Hamburg has 2 games to stave off 1st Bundesliga relegation

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article210357319.html

Hamburger SV has two games to stave off its first relegation from the Bundesliga.

Demotion seemed almost certain two weeks ago, but the team has bounced back with wins over relegation rivals Freiburg and Wolfsburg to cut the gap on a relegation playoff place to only two points.

Another win, at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, could see Hamburg move above Wolfsburg before the final round - if Wolfsburg loses at Leipzig, which is fighting to hold onto its qualification position for the Europa League.

Hamburg's turnaround can be credited to the influence of Christian Titz, who previously coached the club's second team. Titz is the club's third head coach this season after taking over from the fired Bernd Hollerbach in a final throw of the dice on March 12