Countdown to Köln: referee, kits, broadcast | OneFootball

Daniel Siebert, a 41-year-old teacher from Berlin, will referee the match. Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn will assist on the sidelines. Lars Erbst will be the fourth official. Benjamin Cortus will monitor the match as VAR. Siebert has been a FIFA referee since 2014 and cites sport and travel as his main interests. He refereed BVB for the first time on 12 September 2015, when Borussia won 4-2 in Hanover. He has refereed a total of 35 matches involving BVB (24 wins, five draws, six defeats). He last refereed BVB this season for their home match against Bremen (3-0).

Weather: mostly sunny and warmThe weather forecast for Saturday: the thermometer will rise to 17 degrees on a generally sunny day. By the final whistle, it will have cooled down to 12 degrees. The probability of rain is given as zero percent.

Live broadcast: Sky and NetradioThe match will be broadcast live on Sky. Pre-match coverage begins at 17:30 CET. Sebastian Hellmann will host the programme. Tabea Kemme and Lothar Matthäus will be on hand as experts. Wolff Fuss will provide commentary for the match. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. The reporters are Boris Rupert and Stephan Gabele. BVB Netradio will begin broadcasting 15 minutes before kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the homepage and in the BVB app on iPhone and Android devices. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places.

Kits: BVB in black and yellowBorussia Dortmund will be wearing yellow shirts with black shorts and yellow socks (get your home kit now!). Köln will be wearing white shirts, red shorts and white socks.