Saarbrücken “doesn’t want to give up” against Bayern – decision on Wednesday

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Saarbrücken’s coach Rüdiger Ziehl personally inspected the grass field in the Ludwigsparkstadion, which had been heavily stressed by heavy rain. “The pitch will be in a condition where you can play football,” he said one day before the DFB Cup game scheduled for Wednesday (8:45 p.m.) between third division club 1. FC Saarbrücken and record winners Bayern Munich. The final decision as to whether the match will take place will be made by referee Frank Willenborg on the morning of the match day.

Bayern didn’t want to arrive until Wednesday morning. After heavy rain, the Saarland championship game against Dynamo Dresden last Sunday had to be canceled during half-time. In retrospect, Ziehl can see something positive from this. “The cancellation of the league game against Dynamo Dresden gives us some additional options. Not all of our players could have kept up with the Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday rhythm,” said the coach.

If the cup game can take place in front of 16,000 spectators in the sold-out Ludwigsparkstadion, the Saarlanders want to compete with commitment but with realistic expectations. “Bayern is a team that should get to the Champions League final,” said Ziehl. It would be presumptuous to talk about “FC Bayern’s weaknesses”. The aim is to keep “zero” for as long as possible: “We certainly won’t give up.”

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