When you lose players like Manuel Neuer and Lucas Hernandez, however, things are never easy to take. For Julian Nagelsmann, it has been comforting to see back-up goalkeeper Sven Ulreich and his defense step up in Neuer’s absence, while Matthijs de Ligt and Dayot Upamecano have been stellar on the backline.

Having scheduled matchdays 26 until 29 last week, the German Football League (DFL) have now announced the exact timing for the fifth game in April. The Blue-Whites will take on Bayern Munich on Sunday afternoon (30.04.23, 15:30 CEST). The clash with the German record champions is obviously a particular challenge – so the support of as many Herthaners as possible in Munich will be all the more important.

Travel and parking Train: An official shuttle bus service is offered from the main train station...

Diallo almost fully involved in team training | Many first team players on international duty | Youth players also take part

Reflective, focused and always going at things with 100% commitment: Leandro Barreiro sometimes seems wise beyond his 22 years. The Mainz academy product has collected plenty of experience in his young career, both in the Bundesliga and for the Luxembourg national team. He’s been helped not just by his sporting ability but also by the progress he has made in terms of his mentality. Barreiro has been working with sports psychologists since he was 17. “Mental training does me the world of good. Every day I get to know myself a bit better and I understand why I feel the way I do in certain situations. I can also change things so that I can deal with certain things better. It’s a never-ending process.”

VfB travel to Nürnberg in the DFB Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday evening (kick-off 18:00 CEST). Here are the match facts.

All three clubs supply consistently very successful youth teams: Hertha BSC as the current Youngster Cup winners and Under 17 Bundesliga Nord/Nordost champions as well as Benfica Lisbon, whose Under 19 team won the UEFA Youth League last year. Bayern Munich is the five-time german Under 17 Bundesliga champion, who also won the championship in the Süd/Südost Bundesliga 2021/22.

1. FC Union Berlin and VfL both hit the ground running after the long winter break. However, while ‘Die Eisernen’ were able to record their third win of the new year in the Berlin derby on Saturday, the Wolves lost 2-1 at Werder Bremen in their first defeat in 10 league matches. The two teams go head to head in the last 16 of the DFB Cup on Tuesday 31 January (kick-off 20:45 CET).

The 30-year-old has missed a handful of matches this season through injury, but he has delivered the goods when he has been available.

Friday 3 March (20:30 CET): BVB vs. Rasenballsport Leipzig
BVB will begin March with a home game, with the Black & Yellows set to kick off Bundesliga Matchday 23 against Leipzig in front of a sold-out stadium on Friday evening. Borussia have a score to settle from the reverse fixture, which they lost by a 3-0 scoreline in September. And the two teams will meet for the third time this season shortly afterwards, with a place in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals to be determined in Leipzig on 5 April.