20:34
It is the third meeting between these two teams this season. Eintracht won the Bundesliga duel here in Stuttgart 3-1 in the first half of the season and 1-1 in the second leg. They have faced each other three times in the past in the DFB Cup. In doing so, Stuttgart advanced twice, including the last meeting in 1998, back then in the second round.
20:26
On the other hand, Oliver Glasner left no doubt that only a win counts for his team. “We want to go to Berlin! It’s great that we’re in the semi-finals, but that’s not enough for us – we want to go to the final,” said the Austrian unequivocally. According to Glasner, the disappointment with the Augsburg game has disappeared again. “Heads are up again – the boys are a great group, compliments to their character,” said the SBU coach. Glasner expects VfB to be a “good team with fighting power and quality football.”
20:19
VFB coach Hoeneß was optimistic after the recent sense of achievement. “We’ve been able to gain self-confidence in our past games,” said the 40-year-old, who sees the game as a “huge opportunity” and “a special highlight” for his team. Against Eintracht he sees his team as an outsider. “Frankfurt is well above us in the table and has played a really good role in the Champions League. We are well advised if we show a certain humility,” said Hoeneß, who nevertheless promised: “The boys are hot , The mood is good.”
19:58
A look at the line-ups: The home side have made two changes compared to the weekend. Hiroki Ito, who is available again after a yellow card suspension in the league, and Tiago Tomás will start in place of Dan-Axel Zagadou and Enzo Millot (both on the bench). At Eintracht, goalscorer Randal Kolo Muani and defender Evan Ndicka are fit again and slip into the starting line-up, as does Djibril Sow. For this Rafael Borré, Buta and Ansgar Knauff have to give way to the bench.
19:55
Things are very different for the guests from Frankfurt. The SBU has only won one win in the last seven competitive games and has lost touch with the targeted international rankings in the league. Most recently, the Hessians did not get more than a 1-1 draw against Kellerkind Augsburg at home and are already five points behind sixth place. The cup is all the more important for Frankfurt this season. Finally, the cup winner beckons a ticket for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
19:49
Since Sebastian Hoeneß took over the helm in Stuttgart, things have been going well for the Swabians. After five competitive games under the new coach, VfB is still undefeated. Although they are still in the bottom of the table in the Bundesliga and are only one point ahead of 17th place, the trend is clearly upwards. Most recently, Stuttgart landed an important threesome in the fight for relegation with a 2-1 home win against Mönchengladbach. And now you could reach the cup final for the first time since 2013.
19:42
Hello and welcome to the second DFB Cup semi-final of the 2022/23 season! Who follows RB Leipzig into the final and goes to Berlin? This will be determined from 8:45 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena by VfB Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt.