Bundesliga Weekend Preview
Bayern Munich are 9 points back of the league leaders but will be looking to rekindle their quest for Bundesliga title when they host Hamburg.
With a difficult double-header coming up against Real Madrid in Champions League, Hitzfeld knows that he can't afford to lose no more ground in the Bundesliga or all could be lost this season.
But the big match in Germany sees Werder Bremen take on Schalke, look for a full preview of this match in the Bundesliga section of Soccerage.com
Stuttgart are nine points back of the leaders and will hope to start reducing the gap by beating Kaiserslautern.
The only other team that is still realisticaly alive for the title win the title is fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who are 12 points behind Werder.
Else where on Saturday, Wolfsburg host 1860 Munich, while Hannover visit Hansa Rostock in mid-table clashes and Freiburg will play vistors to Borussia Monchengladbach.
There are just two games on Sunday and both will have an impact on the relegation zone as Hertha Berlin host Eintracht Frankfurt side in a match that is of huge importance for both teams.
Bottom club Cologne visit the Westfalenstadion to play a the disappointing Borussia Dortmund.
Source: Uefa.com