Borussia Dortmund has finally arrived in crisis mode, the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin is increasing: At VfL Wolfsburg, injury-plagued BVB lost their second round game in the DFB Cup 0-1 after extra time on Tuesday evening and can already tick off a chance for the title early in the season. Instead, Sahin will have to face unpleasant questions after the third competitive defeat in a row.
When many were already expecting a penalty shootout, Jonas Wind (117th) shot Wolfsburg into the round of 16. After the 2:5 in the Champions League at Real Madrid and the 1:2 at FC Augsburg, the game against RB Leipzig on Saturday (6.30 p.m./Sky) could already be the final for coach Sahin, who took over the team for the new season .
In addition to the Wolfsburg team, VfB Stuttgart is also in the round of 16, but the runner-up had a difficult time in the 2-1 (1-1) draw against second division team 1. FC Kaiserslautern for long stretches. Nick Woltemade took the lead for the Swabians (14th minute). After the guests were unlucky when Daisuke Yokota hit the post, they benefited a little later from a whistle from referee Daniel Schlager, who mistakenly awarded a penalty. Boris Tomiak equalized (43′). It was thanks to national player Chris Führich that Schlager’s misjudgment didn’t come into play. He decided the game in favor of the favorite (75th).
Leverkusen and Leipzig are in the round of 16
Bayer Leverkusen had already completed their mandatory task against SV Elversberg early on Tuesday evening. The double winner easily won 3-0 (3-0), double goalscorer Patrik Schick (2nd, 9th) and Aleix Garcia (36th) scored with a dream free kick before the break. Top performers like Florian Wirtz or Victor Boniface only work for short periods.
RB Leipzig is also in the round of 16, and the team won 4:2 (3:1) in the Bundesliga duel against FC St. Pauli. Yussuf Poulsen (12th/30th), Christoph Baumgartner (17th) and joker Antonio Nusa (80th) scored the goals for the 2022 and 2023 cup winners. Morgan Guilavogui (28th) and Eric Smith (59th) scored for the guests who were only allowed to hope for a surprise for a short time.
Cologne is one round further – Schalke is eliminated
1. FC Köln caused a small surprise and eliminated Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. The second division team prevailed 3-0 (1-0) in a tough game and moved into the round of 16 for the first time in three years. Cologne took the lead early through Tim Lemperle (8th), and Shuto Machino missed Kiel’s best chance with a header onto the crossbar (82nd). Luca Waldschmidt then scored twice more for FC (87./90.+7).
Schalke 04, on the other hand, also lost the third game under new coach Kees van Wonderen. However, the weakened second division team held up well for a long time in the 0:3 (0:1) draw at FC Augsburg. Alexis Claude-Maurice took the lead for Augsburg (26th). Arne Maier (87th) and Samuel Essende (90th) made the victory clear in the final minutes.
Karlsruhe and Regensburg cheer
Jahn Regensburg prevailed in the second division duel and won 1-0 (0-0) against SpVgg Greuther Fürth under interim coach Andreas Patz. Rasim Bulic was the tragic match winner: in front of 11,627 spectators, Bulic scored the decisive goal (59th), the central defender was thrown off the pitch shortly afterwards (63rd).
Karlsruher SC was able to avert Kickers Offenbach’s next cup surprise. The second division team won 2-0 (0-0) against the last remaining fourth division team. The goals at Bieberer Berg were scored by Budu Siwsiwadze (62nd minute) and Marcel Beifus (72nd). However, there was little to see of a class difference.
