The UEFA Europe League quarterfinal offers on Thursday the second leg between the Belgian champion Standard Liège and Hamburger SV.
In Hamburg is the roof on fire. After the goalless draw against relegation candidate Hannover 96, the nerves were raw. After the game the Peruvian international Paolo Guerrero caused a scandal. The longtime injured striker threw a full bottle at a spectator after he was offended at the entrance to the stadium interior by the supporter. During the week the club amerced the 26-year-old with a record fine. In sporting perspective, the situation for the Hanseatic is currently frustrating. In the battle for the Europe-League places, HSV is only one point ahead of the rivals VfB Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Upcoming opponent Standard Liège is also running through a sporting descent. In the Belgian Jupiler Pro League made it the reigning champion not in the champions-playoffs, so is a successful title defense impossible. From now the Standard-coach D'Onofrio bets everything on the horse ‘Europe League'. In the league game against KRC Genk spared the native Italians a variety of its own first-team regulars like Steven Defour, Axel Witsel and Milan Jovanovic. Consequently, ‘Les Rouges' lost the final rehearsal with 0:1.
Standard Liège vs. Hamburger SV
UEFA Europe League - Quarterfinal, second leg
Thursday, 8th of April 2010, 21:05 CET
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Lüttich
First leg:
Hamburger SV - Standard Liège
Goals: 0:1 Dieumerci Mbokani (31'), 1:1 Mladen Petric (P./42'), 2:1 Ruud van Nistelrooy (44')
Tip: Draw
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