DFB Cup: 1. FC Saarbrücken continues to write history? The fourth division team will play against Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals - FCS will lack the biggest weapon.
- The 1. FC Saarbrücken is sensational moved into the semi-finals of the German Cup *.
- It is still unclear when Bayer Leverkusen will be played.
- On the other hand, one thing is certain: Saarbrücken will probably have the biggest disadvantage of all time.
Saarbrücken - Football dares to restart: After the historic DFL decision on May 7, it is clear that the Bundesliga * will resume play. The starting shot will be May 16, as managing director Christian Seifert announced .
So it is fixed that the ball rolls again in the first and second leagues. The DFL , which also awards billion-dollar TV rights, is responsible for professional business. From the 3rd league downwards, the DFB is responsible. As well as for the women's Bundesliga and the DFB Cup .
DFB Cup: Crazy situation for 1. FC Saarbrücken - game of life after a three-month break
No solution has yet been found for the continuation of these competitions. And that means: 1. FC Saarbrücken is currently not allowed to play. A disaster for the Saarlanders, after all, after the cup sensation against Düsseldorf, they are in the semifinals, where they now meet Bayer Leverkusen .
A historic game (a fourth division has never made it to the semi-finals), a historic chance (will Saarbrücken play the Europcup next season?) - or is the semi-final lost before the kick-off ?
1. FC Saarbrücken: Bad luck due to corona virus - several disadvantages against Leverkusen
Training was resumed at FCS in April. Although it is clear that it cannot be played so quickly.
Bayer Leverkusen will have played some Bundesliga * games again in that cup semi-final, which could well be on June 16 or 17. The Werkself will be under constant medical surveillance and will be able to complete proper training despite the difficult conditions. And: Peter Bosz's team will be in rhythm, already familiar with the situation in empty stadiums.
The 1. FC Saarbrücken was against it last March 7 in use. Will league operations resume before the semi-finals? Complicated, after all, a regional league simply does not have the opportunity to put its players in a football quarantine * - just like Bayer 04 or FC Bayern *. When it comes to tests, you are of course miles behind a Bundesliga club. The DFB is in a quandary here to give the regional league almost equal opportunities. There is still no valid concept for the DFB Cup that has been made public.
Saarbrücken against Leverkusen in the DFB Cup: ghost game as a mega disadvantage for regional league
And then there is a crucial point before the game of life for FCS . It is already clear that the DFB Cup semi-final is guaranteed to be a ghost game . A very bitter blow for Saarbrücken , after all , it was always their own audience in the duels against Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Cologne and Regensburg that whipped the blue-blacks forward.
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