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Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Leipzig in the eighth finals of the DFB Pokal linked. Last year, Der BVB managed to make it to the finals. New success for the dangerous cliff Berlin Wednesday to be circumvented.
Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund stayed last Saturday for the 30th consecutive home game unbeaten. RB Leipzig, weakened by a small flu epidemic, failed to Dortmund points cheat. Pierre Aubameyang made with the head, after an incredible piece of Ousmane Dembele, for the only goal of the match. In the second half the home side could have scored more if the players would have set their sights on edge. It was not fatal – in injury time scored Leipzig admittedly, but Oliver was Burke, to the relief of the Dortmund fans in an offside position.
Some of those fans behaved before the game not work properly. Supporters of RB Leipzig were pelted and attacked by the hard core of Dortmund. The so-called Gelbe Wand is a great support during the matches, but a downside is that some hotheads in the South Stand to keep their emotions in check but difficult.
For the match against Hertha we have to expect little changes. Roman Bürki will despite over Roman Weidenfeller, the goalkeeper actually service the keeper for the DFB Pokal. However, the situation has changed somewhat; Swiss should gain match practice after his injury Wednesday and will therefore be under the crossbar.
Probable lineup Borussia Dortmund
Bürki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Bartra, Schmelzer – Weigl – Pulišić, Castro, Guerreiro, Reus – Aubameyang
Hertha Berlin
Hertha BSC on Saturday recovered well from the defeat a week earlier, at SC Freiburg (2-1). In the home match against FC Ingolstadt in shareholders Berlin Olympiastadion Die Alte Dame had an excellent start. After only 59 seconds the ball was in the net. Genki Haraguchi scored on a pass from Salomon Kalou. The people who were preparing for a spectacle, however, were a rude awakening coming. The team of Pál Dárdai then focused on the defense. As visitors could also found little risk, it would also be the final score 1-0.
Hertha managed to reach the eighth final by the first two rounds unscathed to come. Jahn Regensburg was still difficult after penalty kicks in the first round defeated. In the second round went better. Low Kite in the 2. Bundesliga Sankt Pauli was played in Hamburg to a 0-2 defeat.
Last season both teams also faced each other in the cup. At the time the finals was at stake. It ran for city dwellers head to a disappointment with a 0-3 defeat in their own stadium. Dárdai about this: “That was a nice experience for us, despite the defeat. Wednesday we want to do better, be better in the games. ”
Probable lineup Hertha Berlin
Jarstein – Pekarik, Langkamp, Brooks, Plattenhardt – Stark, Skjelbred – Haraguchi, Stocker, Kalou – Ibisevic Coach: Dárdai