both teams are already qualified for the next round and villa is going to rest some players for the upcoming premier league matchup against west ham on sat .
German Bundesliga has already finished for the year, so hamburg will perform with its best players.
Hamburg has also failed to win and even to score a goal at home in the uefa cup this year, so they have sth to prove tonight and won't take that one easily.
Hamburg is ranked in 4 th place in the german bundesliga and has won 7 out of 8 games at home.