Saarbrücken receives Braunschweig

The 2020-- 21 DFB-Pokal was the 78th period of the yearly German football cup competitors. Sixty-four teams took part in the competition, consisting of all groups from the previous year s Bundesliga as well as 2. Bundesliga. The competitors started on 11 September 2020 with the very first of 6 rounds and upright 13 May 2021 with the last at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has actually held the last given that 1985. The competition was initially arranged to start on 14 August 2020 as well as conclude on 22 Might 2021, though this was delayed due to post ponement of the previous period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFB-Pokal is thought about the second-most crucial club title in German football after the Bundesliga champion. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Organization (DFB). Bundesliga side Bayern Munich were the two-time safeguarding champions, having defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4-- 2 in the previous last to secure a record 20th title. Nonetheless, Bayern were knocked senseless of the competitors in the second round by second-division side Holstein Kiel, shedding on penalties complying with a 2-- 2 draw after added time.Borussia Dortmund won the final 4-- 1 versus RB Leipzig for their fifth title. As winners, Dortmund will include in the 2021 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the beginning of the following season, and also will certainly encounter the champion of the 2020-- 21 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. The victor of the DFB-Pokal additionally makes automatic credentials for the team stage of the 2021-- 22 version of the UEFA Europa Organization. Nonetheless, as Dortmund already received the 2021-- 22 version of the UEFA Champions League with their position in the Bundesliga, the place will most likely to the team in sixth, and the league s UEFA Europa Seminar Organization play-off round spot will go to the team in 7th.

The table sieves receives the eighth - and both the 1st FC Saarbrücken as well as Eintracht Braunschweig can equal with a victory at least temporarily with leader Magdeburg. So everything is said how closely the happening is again in the 3rd league. With tension, the duel of the two traditional clubs, which gave it six times in the Bundesliga, is expected in the Saarland. The tingling is equal to me at almost every opponent. As far as the mood is concerned, such games are against traditional clubs, which also bring some fans themselves, but of course always something special and again emotional, emphasizes FCS sports director Jürgen Luginger.

Three times to zero: Lautern s defense stands

Emotional was the mood last also an hour s drive further east of the Saarland state capital in Kaiserslautern - in the positive sense. The Pfälzer has not conceded a goose for three games, last 2: 0 against Verl and Osnabrück won and travel accordingly inspires to the guest match against the TSV Havelse. On Saturday (14 o clock), the team of coach Marco Antwerpen can restore the connection to the upper table cladress with a threesome at the bottom. Full of anticipation, however, is TSV coach Rüdiger Ziehl. The Palatinate is my home. I played for the red devil for six years. For me it is a special game, says the coach, who kicked Lautern from 1996 to 2002 and came to three Bundesliga games in 2001.

1860 In search of a success experience

How different the mood situation with twelve points can be in the account, it shows compared to the red devils at the TSV 1860 Munich, which receives the surprise-second Viktoria Berlin at the same time. Because after only one victory from the last eight spots, the lions crystallize. Nevertheless, one preserves the rest on the Grünwalder Straße. In all clearness: Michael Köllner is not for discussion! President Robert Reisinger recently strongly the position of his coach.

Quartet with the chance to rank 1

Since the league Primus 1. FC Magdeburg can pursue the events on the weekend in peace and only concludes the matchday on Monday evening (19 o clock) against Turkkücücü Munich, a whole quartet has the top position in focus. The VfL Osnabrück, who receives the FSV Zwickau on Saturday (2 pm), the SV Wehen Wiesbaden, which is currently required at home against Viktoria Cologne, Borussia Dortmund II, playing on Sunday (1 pm) in front of his own audience against the Würzburg sieves receivess, and The already mentioned Viktoria from Berlin are only two points back.

The matchday is completed by the Games Freiburg II - Hallescher FC, MSV Duisburg - SV Meppen (both Saturday, 2 pm) and the meeting of Waldhof Mannheim and the SC Verl (Sunday, 2 pm).