Sport DFB Cup, semi-finals
Confident victory against Düsseldorf – Leverkusen travels to Berlin
Status: 03/04/2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
Preliminary decision, before the break: Florian Wirtz (right) made it 3-0
Quelle: Getty Images/Christof Koepsel
Bayer Leverkusen has preserved the chance of a possible treble. In the DFB Cup semi-final against Fortuna Düsseldorf, the Bundesliga leaders achieved an easy victory. The live ticker.
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On Tuesday, 1. FC Kaiserslautern was the first team to reach the final with a 2-0 win at 1. FC Saarbrücken. However, the exuberant cup party after reaching the final for the first time in 21 years took place without Friedhelm Funkel. While the professionals of the second division soccer team, which is threatened with relegation, turned night into day, the 70-year-old coaching veteran enjoyed what was a special success for him in his hotel room.
“I would never have imagined that I would be traveling to the cup final in Berlin with a team again. That’s unbelievable. “I’m really looking forward to it,” said Funkel. He had previously given his protégés permission to party: “If you don’t celebrate now, when will you? These are young guys who have three days to prepare for the next game.”
Thinking about the Berlin trip on May 25th, Funkel’s eyes lit up shortly after the final whistle. “There’s such a great atmosphere there. “It’s always something special,” enthused the FCK coach, for whom this is his fifth final appearance. The last days of May could be a stress test for 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The Red Devils may face a deadline rush. If, after the 34th matchday of the second league, the Palatinate team is still in 16th place and therefore in the relegation relegation place, as is currently the case, two more games would be added.
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“But that would still be better than being relegated straight away,” said Funkel about the possible scenario. In his opinion, it was “very important not to go to Berlin as a relegated player. I don’t want that. We want to prevent this by all means. Staying in the league is much, much more important than winning the cup,” emphasized the 70-year-old. He assumes that this will also work.
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The matches of table 16. of the second league against the third team of the third league are scheduled for May 24th and 28th. The German Football League already said before the cup semi-final that alternative dates on May 22, 2024 (first leg) and May 29, 2024 (second leg) would be possible.
2024-04-03 22:24:48
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