2024-04-02 22:05:05
1. FC Kaiserslautern has a great chance of reaching the cup final. Coach Friedhelm Funkel still doesn’t want to take any risks with his best striker.
Second division team 1. FC Kaiserslautern wants to reach the DFB Cup final for the first time since 2003 without its top striker Ragnar Ache. Head coach Friedhelm Funkel announced that he would not use the attacker on Tuesday (8:45 p.m., in the live ticker on t-online) in the semi-final against 1. FC Saarbrücken, despite the special importance of the game.
Funkel: “Two teams on equal terms”
“He’s no longer injured. But we won’t take any risks with him. He won’t be there,” Funkel said on Monday. Ache has scored 14 goals in the current second division season. Funkel will also have to do without the injured Philipp Klement, Julian Krahl and Hendrick Zuck for the game.
The explosive derby has been eagerly awaited in the Saar-Palatinate region for weeks. “We are preparing for Saarbrücken like we would for a league game. But you don’t play a semi-final every day. I’m looking forward to the game,” said Funkel. “Two teams will meet on equal terms. The way we address the team will be a little different. It’s a final to reach a final. In the league you can approach things differently. What I will do differently, I will But of course we won’t reveal it,” emphasized the 70-year-old experienced trainer.
The game in the Ludwigsparkstadion is sold out, 1,840 fans will accompany FCK to Saarland. Since the tickets for the game were sold in record time, the FCK is offering a public viewing in the local Fritz Walter Stadium. 16,500 tickets have been sold for this so far. The final will take place on May 25th in Berlin. The winner’s opponent is the winner of the game between Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf.