Mohamed Zidan's Hamburg missed out on the chance to go top in the Bundesliga following a 2-1 defeat to Werder Bremen on Saturday.


Ivorian striker Boubacar Sanogo put Bremen in front on the quarter-hour mark before Hamburg skipper Rafael van der Vaart leveled the score in the 61st minute.


Petri Pasanen notched home three minutes later to send Bremen to the league's summit on temporary basis with 33 points.

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Hamburg, where plays Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan, had a perfect start of their UEFA Cup group stage after beating newly-crowned Norwegian champions Brann 1-0 on Thursday night.


Belgian Vincent Company sealed the win with a long range shot in the 32nd minute leading the Germans to the top of the group D.

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Hamburg SV striker Paolo Guerrero scored twice to help his team come from behind and beat Bulgaria's Litex Lovech 3-1 at home to book their place in the UEFA Cup group stage.


Robert Popov stunned the home crowd seven minutes before the break but Guerrero drew Hamburg level just two minutes later.


Paolo Guerrero added the second in the 52nd minute before skipper Rafael van der Vaart wrapped up the victory six minutes past the hour mark.


Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan wasn't included in the starting line-up was introduced onto the pitch in the 73rd minute, replacing Van der Vaart.

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