RB Leipzig versus Eintracht Frankfurt
DFB Cup final: Here the game is broadcast on free TV
On Saturday, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt will fight for the DFB Cup
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Tonight, RB Leipzig meets Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Cup final. Kick-off is at 8 p.m. in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Here you can see where the game will be broadcast on TV and in the live stream.
Defending champions RB Leipzig and Bundesliga competitor Eintracht Frankfurt are playing for the last national football title of the 2022/23 season. The Saxons and the Hessians compete in the DFB Cup final this Saturday in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Leipzig already won the golden trophy last year and are aiming to defend their title.
Where will the DFB Cup final be broadcast on TV?
The game starts at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on free TV on ZDF. Katrin Müller-Hohenstein will moderate. Expert Per Mertesacker, reporter Oliver Schmidt and co-commentator Hanno Balitsch classify the events for the viewers. The preliminary report starts at 7:25 p.m. The game will also be shown on the pay-TV provider Sky and in the live stream on Sky Go and WOW TV (formerly Sky Ticket).
Who will win the DFB Cup? The roles are clearly divided: RB Leipzig is the defending champion and Champions League starter favored in the final this Saturday. But Eintracht Frankfurt has earned a lot of respect after strong years in the cup competitions.
That speaks for RB Leipzig:
Leipzig is in top form in time for the season finale. There were five wins in a row in the Bundesliga, with the first win at Bayern Munich the club qualified again for the Champions League. In addition, all the stars are fit again, the offensive with Dani Olmo, Christopher Nkunku and Dominik Szoboszlai can play every defense in the world. The fact that the second title beckons in a row is an additional motivation. “We have a huge chance to defend the title. Not so many teams have managed that,” said captain Willi Orban.
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That speaks against RB Leipzig:
Not much. The cup record against Frankfurt is negative, but RB met Eintracht first. In 2019/20, the Saxons lost 1: 3 to the Hesse in the round of 16. The previous 15 duels are completely balanced. Each team won four times and there were seven draws. The mood is likely to be against Leipzig, and a Frankfurt majority is expected in the stands. “We know that Eintracht fans are very inventive when it comes to buying tickets and the stadiums are always black and white. But we will also have a few Leipzigers in the stadium,” said RB coach Marco Rose.
That speaks for Eintracht Frankfurt:
Eintracht wants to give their coach Oliver Glasner a perfect farewell. In 2018, Niko Kovac won the title against FC Bayern in his last game as Frankfurt coach. The professionals have such extra motivation this time, before the final act under the Austrian Glasner. “I think there will be another jolt through the team on Saturday because we have achieved incredible things with Oli,” said captain Sebastian Rode. The title wins in the DFB Cup and the way to the Europa League title in 2022 showed: Frankfurt can play big knockout games.
This speaks against Eintracht Frankfurt:
Many key players lost their form in the overall weak back series. The offensive around Jesper Lindström, Daichi Kamada and Mario Götze could not build on the strong fall. Too often, striker Randal Kolo Muani has been left to his own devices. There has recently been speculation about Kolo Muani that the Frenchman should be courted by Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern. The departures of Glasner and Kamada are fixed. The only way to get into the Europa League is to win the cup, which increases the pressure on the Hessians.