Dynamo Dresden aim to win their 50th competitive match in the national cup against Chemnitzer FC

Cracking highlight

The game has no relevance for the Chemnitz coaching team, but could be a tiny plus point in the team, said CFC coach Benjamin Duda: "Every player is eager for the clash because we expect a lot from this game as a highlight." The coach of the record cup winners is also approaching the cup match "as if it were a league game." And it was precisely in the league that Chemnitz celebrated only their second victory last matchday with a 2-0 win in Luckenwalde, the first under the new coach.

In contrast, there are twelve triumphs in the national cup. Duda will be without three players against Dresden, but is hoping for a good atmosphere from the expected 10,000-plus spectators - including 1,500 from Dresden. Instead of looking back at the 1:0 victory over Dynamo in preparation, Duda talks about the last surprise in the cup, which was not so long ago. In the last quarter-final, third-division side FC Erzgebirge Aue were knocked out of the competition 3-0, a fact to which Duda also refers: "We want to go all out in this game and use it as a highlight."