After the extremely successful start to the second half of the Bundesliga season with victories against Eintracht Frankfurt (3:2) and SC Freiburg (5:1), BVB is aiming for the next sense of achievement in the DFB Cup. On Tuesday evening (from 8:45 p.m.) Borussia Dortmund will fight FC St. Pauli for a place in the quarter-finals.
The second in the Bundesliga travels to Hamburg as the clear favourite. The hosts are still at the top of the Bundesliga 2 table, but haven’t been able to win any of the last three games.
In the run-up to the encounter, BVB head coach Marco Rose will present himself on Monday morning from 11 a.m at the press conference to the journalists’ questions. sport.de reported as usual in live blog!
+++ Marco Rose on St. Pauli’s strengths +++
They’ve got good footballers too. It makes them especially strong on the team and how they play. Against the ball, they often force the opponent to make mistakes due to their good defensive behavior and are very strong in combination in the switching game. At the front they have a lot of impact and power. They are very active. I think it’s a good overall package, they’re right up there. I believe in that too and look forward to seeing them in the Bundesliga again next year.
+++ Marco Rose about FC St. Pauli +++
Millerntor is always special! It has incredible charm. It was really fun playing there all the time. I’m curious how it looks there now. But unfortunately not a full house, that would have been the icing on the cake. It’s a shame, but overall I’m looking forward to being in Hamburg again and seeing the stadium.
+++ Marco Rose about Giovanni Reyna +++
He’s on the right track overall. But he lost a lot. He has to work hard to be able to play again. It’s about getting his performance data. We’re on the right track, he’s training well. From the short break after the Hoffenheim game, he can become an important option for us again.
+++ Marco Rose on the Haaland statements +++
The performance stands, the performance was excellent! And Erling was part of it. The fact that the topic is now being made so big has something to do with the media coverage. It’s not a big issue for us. I spoke to Erling yesterday, a lot about football. That’s the only thing that interests me too. The situation is not new to us that there is constant speculation. I’m deeply relaxed.
+++ Marco Rose on the staff +++
Emre Can has a small muscle fiber tear in the adductor area. It will certainly last until after the Hoffenheim game and Emre will be out for the whole week. Thomas Meunier is still in pain, so we’ll have to see if that can work until tomorrow. I can make a clear statement about that.
+++ BVB squad slightly decimated +++
In Dortmund’s last Bundesliga game last Friday evening, both Thomas Meunier and Emre Can had to be taken off the field. BVB already announced on Sunday that Can would not be able to play again this week. It was not yet clear whether full-back Meunier would recover in time after being hit on the foot.
+++ Last duel was more than seven years ago +++
The encounters between St. Pauli and Dortmund haven’t happened in over seven years. In October 2014, the neighborhood club also challenged BVB in a home cup game and lost 3-0. The goals for Borussia were scored by Ciro Immobile, Marco Reus and Shinji Kagawa.
+++ BVB started the year in the best goal mood +++
Not least due to its strong offensive performance, Borussia Dortmund is the clear favorite in the cup duel with FC St. Pauli. In the two Bundesliga games in the second half of the calendar year, the Black and Yellows scored a total of eight goals. No other Bundesliga team has achieved more.
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