RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt will play for the DFB Cup on Saturday. It should be an emotional duel – in which there could be excitement even after the final whistle.
A full stadium, two polarizing clubs, one last title of the season: The cup final on Saturday (8 p.m.) between defending champions RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt should be a highlight.
The game will be followed by 74,322 football fans in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Although both clubs have received an equal share of tickets, a majority of Eintracht supporters is expected. The most important questions about the cup final:
Where is the cup final on TV?
ZDF and Sky broadcast the final. Oliver Schmidt is on the ZDF microphone, co-commentator will be Hanno Balitsch. Per Mertesacker is an expert in the studio, where Katrin Müller-Hohenstein moderates. Last year, an average of 8.1 million viewers followed Leipzig’s win over Freiburg on ARD. At Sky, Wolff Fuss is on the microphone during the game. Moderator Britta Hofmann and expert Lothar Matthäus are also on duty.
What is the bonus for winning the cup?
The German Football Association (DFB) is paying almost one million euros more to the cup winners than last year. The winner not only leaves Berlin with the cup, but also with a prize of 4.32 million euros. Losing is also worth it, so to speak, there are 2.88 million for it.
Where do the fan parties of the finalists take place?
From Saturday noon there will be two separate fan festivals. As before the triumph in 2018, Eintracht celebrates on Breitscheidplatz on Kurfürstendamm. There will also be a stage program. Leipzig also relies on the tried and tested and holds its fan festival 4.5 kilometers further west at Hammarskjöldplatz. We celebrated there last year.
Who whistles the cup final?
Daniel Siebert will direct the final. It will be a home game for the 39-year-old, who was born in Berlin. Siebert has been whistling in the Bundesliga since 2012 and has been a FIFA referee since 2014. Two years ago he was in action at the European Championships, last year he officiated two group games at the World Cup in Qatar. The cup final will be his first major final.
Who plays in which shirts?
The lot has shown that Frankfurt is officially the home team. The Hessians play in white jerseys and have had a special jersey made, on which the years of the previous five cup victories have been incorporated. Leipzig plays in red jerseys.
Does Kevin Kampl tip Brause into the cup again?
It was the biggest excitement of the past year. Leipzig published a photo of Kevin Kampl pouring a fizzy drink into the cup. According to his own statements, he then received 4,000 messages, including many insults and threats.
Nevertheless, Kampl says: “If we win the pot, I would do it the same way again.” It is a product of the sponsor, other clubs would do the same. Incidentally, the capacity of the cup is eight liters.
Europa or Conference League – what influence does the cup final have?
The final can affect Bundesliga European Cup tickets. What is certain is that Leipzig will play in the Champions League. Frankfurt is currently only qualified for the Conference League and can move up to the Europa League if they win the cup. It also depends on which international competition Bayer Leverkusen will play in next season. Bayer goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky still keeps his fingers crossed for his ex-club Frankfurt: “I’m not for Red Bull, to be honest. I’m black and white.”
Does the winner get the original trophy?
The trophy, which is 54 cm high and weighs just over six kilograms, is only taken out of the safe for the award ceremony. A copy of the trophy then finds a new home with the winner for a good six months.
“There is a replica of the trophy that is the original size and looks exactly like the original,” Florian Blume told RND. He is the managing director of the Bremen silver manufacturer Koch & Bergfeld Corpus, which is responsible for the trophy. In 1991, the trophy, the material value of which is estimated at 35,000 euros according to the DFB, had to be lengthened by five centimeters to make room for future winners.
When will the trophy be engraved?
Immediately after the final whistle it gets hectic in the catacombs of the Olympic Stadium. The winner is engraved directly there. “Every year this triggers heart palpitations and excitement. Before the grand finale, we have to create samples and make sure that all the devices are working,” reported Blume. The replica trophy that goes to the winner will also be engraved at the same time.
Source: Stern
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