Kobel targets cup glory, Brandt hopes for home tie before draw | OneFootball

After the cup battle with a lucky ending in the penalty shootout at Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday evening, Borussia Dortmund’s focus has long since shifted to the away match on Friday evening at FC Augsburg, where coach Niko Kovac’s team wants to continue their good run – and then, on Sunday, watch the draw for the DFB-Pokal round of 16 from the couch.

Julian Brandt, whose goal to equalize 1-1 in Frankfurt was decisive in getting BVB into extra time and the penalty shootout in the first place, has already expressed a wish for the draw, which will take place on Sunday from 5:55 p.m. at the Dortmund Football Museum and will be broadcast live by ZDF, via “Bild”: “I would wish that we could play at home again, it’s been a long time.”

Kobel always wants “the maximum”

Gregor Kobel would certainly have nothing against BVB being allowed to play at Signal Iduna Park again in the cup at the beginning of December, a good two years after the 1-0 win in the second round of 2023/24 against TSG Hoffenheim. The Swiss goalkeeper, who became the hero in Frankfurt by saving the decisive penalty from Fares Chaibi, is already thinking further ahead: “Every year, it’s the clear goal. You always want to achieve the maximum. It’s a dream to win a cup with such an awesome club.”

Kobel, of course, also knows that Borussia is unlikely to have an easy path to Berlin: “The goal is always to lift the trophy. But until then, there’s still a lot of work ahead of us,” said the keeper, who, with performances like in Frankfurt, could become a factor in making that dream come true.

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