RBL visits the Hafenstraße!
For our players, getting into the second round of the DFB Cup on Saturday (3:30PM CEST / 9:30AM ET) is all that matters.
- Available players
- Press conference
- Rival check
- Broadcasting
Here are the most relevant details for you in the Matchday Essentials.
The pre-match press conference with Marco Rose
- “Essen is the epitome of passion and definitely a household name on the football map in Germany. It’s a tough task. We have analyzed our opponents closely.
I know the coach Christoph Dabrowski from when we did our coaching license together. Christoph works compactly and well against the ball, but also has an idea of what to do with the ball. In the friendly against Leverkusen they had clear plays and also held well under pressure.”
Match Preview Essen vs. RBL
- The Third Division team has already played two league matches this season and is therefore already finding its form. Two Essen players scored twice in the opening match. Coach Christoph Dabrowski‘s team is not be underestimated, especially when they have home pitch advantage on the Hafenstrasse in Essen, even if some key players left the club in the summer.
Form, Players, Results: Here’s a full rundown of Rot-Weiss Essen
Player Availability
- Last Tuesday, Castello Jr. got back from the Olympic Games in Paris, where he helped France secure the silver medal, straight into team training.
- Eljif Elmas, Chad Bitshiabu (both with minor injuries) and Christoph Baumgartner (knee injury) should be reporting back to training next week.
- Assan Ouedraogo, who had to interrupt his preparation for several days, was examined more thoroughly after returning from the US Tour. The studies revealed he had suffered a knee injury in the USA. He is expected to be out of action for several weeks.
- Xaver Schlager is currently rehabilitating an ACL tear suffered in May. How our box-to-box midfielder is feeling through his recovery, you can check out for yourselves in this interview.
- Yussuf Poulsen won’t be available following his double booking suspension in our last Pokal match against VfL Wolfsburg.
More details on the unavailable Red Bulls can be found in the Squad Update.
Refereeing
The referee team
- Main referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
- 1st assistant: Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)
- 2nd Assistant: Patrick Kessel (Norheim)
- 4th official: Dr. Robert Kampka (Mainz)
Live Coverage
- As broadcast partners of the DFB Pokal, ESPN+ will be showing the match in the US.
The match can also be followed in our RBL-App free of charge.
And of course, we¡ll be live right from the start on our social media accounts on Twitter, Facebookand Instagram, as well as on our WhatsApp-Channel.