Hamburger SV caretaker-manager Esteban Cardoso has decided to drop Jacques Zoua to the bench for the key clash against Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Milan Badelj comes into the team for a start, and so does Jonathan Tah in defence in the absence of Dennis Diekmeier.

For the visitors, Nils Petersen is named in attack, with support from wide coming from Eljero Elia and Aaron Hunt.

Hamburg: Adler; Westermann, Tah, Djourou, Jansen; Lam, Rincon, Badelj, Jiracek; Van der Vaart; Beister

Werder: Mielitz; Garcia, Caldirola, Lukimya, Fritz; Makiadi, Ignjovski; Elia, Hunt, Kobylanski; Petersen