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Interview with RBL defender Benny Henrichs before tomorrow’s DFB-Pokal quarterfinal

At VfL Bochum, Maxim Leitsch was a regular starter, a top performer and a leader at the back and many were surprised when the 24-year-old left for Bundesliga rivals FSV Mainz. “Everyone used to say that I would never leave Bochum because all of my family are from that neck of the woods,” explained the new centre-back in a press conference after Mainz’s training session on Tuesday.

After scoring his first goal of the season at Bochum, Hiroki Ito is looking ahead to Saturday’s match against Borussia Dortmund with optimism.

Just like the day before, the team warmed up on the side pitch and then focused on attacking on the main field. In the first session of the day, almost the entire squad practiced switching play on the full court. Meanwhile, a small portion of the team focused on fun with a game of football tennis. After the practice of the transitions, two groups then practiced finishing in front of goal.

With just one week to go before the Bundesliga restart, VfL Wolfsburg recorded a win and a defeat in their friendly double-header against FC Augsburg on Saturday. The Wolves emerged as 4-0 victors in the first game thanks to goals from Lukas Ambros, Felix Nmecha and a Ridle Baku brace, but narrowly lost the second match 1-0 following Ruben Vargas’ penalty. Maximilian Arnold had a spot-kick of his own saved by Rafal Gikiewicz in the third minute of stoppage time.

The Green-and-Whites host SC Freiburg at the Volkswagen Arena in the Bundesliga on Saturday 21 January at 15:30 CET.

Their record on this day of the week is also remarkable. The 2-1 win against the Saxony side was Borussia Dortmund’s 116th triumph on a Friday. There have also been 66 draws. Only 63 home or away fixtures on a Friday evening have culminated in a loss. With the three-point rule applied to all matches, that equates to an average of 1.69 points per game. The average in the 1,644 matches on other days of the week stands at 1.61 points.

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The DFL have published the dates and times for matchdays 31 to 34. The home games against FC Bayern and 1. FC Köln are both on a Saturday, while the trip to Leipzig is on a Sunday afternoon. The final matchday, which sees Werder face Union Berlin away from home, will be played at 15:30 CEST on a Saturday as normal.

Thomas Reis (Head coach VfL Bochum 1848):