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21-05-2025
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Schmidt: Bundesliga play-off is about 'achieving something'
Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt reacts on the touchline during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Heidenheim and Werder Bremen at Voith-Arena. Harry Langer/dpa Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt said that the Bundesliga relegation/promotion play-off against SV Elversberg is not about "preventing," but "achieving something." "These are promotion matches, even if we are the Bundesliga team. That sounds strange, but I know our season and I know our history. For me, it's not about preventing something, but about achieving something," he said in a news conference on Wednesday. Advertisement Heidenheim finished the Bundesliga in 16th and to remain in the top tier they need to defeat second division's third-placed Elversberg. The first leg is on Thursday, with the return leg scheduled for Monday. "It's about resistance. When you're ahead like Elversberg, you build up resistance. For us it was the other way around, we had to overcome a lot of resistance," Schmidt said. He hopes his squad can take experience from their participation in the Conference League this season, from which they were eliminated in he play-offs for the last 16. "These are play-offs games. We know it from the games against Häcken and Copenhagen," he said. Advertisement The news conference was short, with Schmidt saying: "Everything I say doesn't matter. It's about being better on the pitch." Schmidt has been Heidenheim coach since 2007 and led the team to their first Bundesliga promotion in 2023.
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20-05-2025
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📸 Who will come up short here? DB mocks the relegation play-off
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here. In the relegation match between the 16th-placed team of the Football Bundesliga and the third-placed team of the second league, 1. FC Heidenheim and SV Elversberg will face each other on Thursday and Monday respectively. The fact that neither of these are heavyweights of German football has not escaped the notice of Deutsche Bahn. The company saw an opportunity and even had a joke ready. Deutsche Bahn apparently has no worries about trains being too crowded. But 1. FC Heidenheim didn't want to let that slide and had a well-intended tip for all travel-hungry fans. After that, the amusing beef went to the next round. Advertisement However, one thing the social media managers of DB had forgotten in their high spirits. Elversberg, or rather the municipality of Spiesen-Elversberg, doesn't even have a train station. At the last stop before Elversberg, the fans would have to switch to the bus or walk. If Elversberg were to be promoted, it would probably be high time to connect the municipality of Spiesen-Elversberg to the railway network. 📸 Adam Pretty - 2025 Getty Images
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19-05-2025
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Leipzig's Gulácsi retires as Hungary goalkeeper
Leipzig's Peter Gulacsi (L) and coach Marco Rose react after the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and 1. FC Heidenheim at the Red Bull Arena. Hendrik Schmidt/dpa RB Leipzig's Hungary goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi has retired from international football at 35. "A wonderful chapter has ended, an unforgettable journey. With thanks and pride in my heart, I say goodbye to the Hungarian national team," he wrote on Instagram on Monday. Advertisement "More than a decade, 58 games, so many memories, battles and joy." His Leipzig deal runs until 2026. He recorded 14 clean sheets this term, more than any other Bundesliga keeper. But the Red Bulls finished seventh in the German top flight, missing out on European football for the first time since they were Bundesliga debutants in 2016-17.
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04-04-2025
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Wolfsburg's Hasenhüttl not concerned about speculation on his future
Wolfsburg coach Ralph Hasenhuettl gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Heidenheim at Volkswagen Arena. Swen Pförtner/dpa Wolfsburg coach Ralph Hasenhüttl is not concerned about speculation on his future at the Bundesliga club after modest results lately. Wolfsburg are ninth in the league and have won just two of their last 11 matches and visit Union Berlin on Sunday. Advertisement Managing director for sport Peter Christiansen did not back Austrian Hasenhüttl to stay beyond the season after a 1-0 home defeat against lowly Heidenheim. Hasenhüttl's contract is until 2026. Asked about a possible meeting with Christiansen, Hasenhüttl told reporters on Friday: "Why should I talk about my future with him? I have a contract here for the next year. "If that wasn't the case it would be a good idea to talk with him. That aside I don't see a reason why I should do that. We have other issues which are a little more important," Hasenhüttl said. "I have been in the business for too long that this would affrect me in any way." Advertisement Wolfsburg can still qualify for Europe despite their latest setbacks but now also face a crisis in defence which will likely lead a pair of centre backs in Berlin who have never played in the Bundesliga before. Konstantinos Koulierakis, Denis Vavro and Mathys Angely are injured, and Sebastiaan Bornauw also not fully fit. That leaves only under-17 World Cup winner David Odogu from the first team squad. Odogu is set to make his Bundesliga debut in Berlin along with a not yet named defender from Wolfsburg's U19 team. "Four of five centre backs are gone. David is more or less set for this game. If I wouldn't trust him to perform he wouldn't be in the squad. He had to wait for his opportunity for a long time," Hasenhüttl said. "Unfortunately it will be an opportunity with possibly someone next to him who has played as many games than him."
