"Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund will lock horns with each other in the DFB-Pokal this week. The second round of the tie between Dino Toppmoller's side and Niko Kovac's team will be held at the Deutsche Bank Park and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Tuesday. Eintracht Frankfurt had a superb 2024-25 season as they finished as high as third in the Bundesliga table."
"Frankfurt are likely to line up in a 3-1-4-2 formation against Dortmund. Michael Zetterer will be in goal and will have Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch and Arthur Theate in front of him in defence. Ellyes Skhiri will be the holding midfielder. Ritsu Doan, Farès Chaibi, Can Uzun and Nathaniel Brown will be the four attacking midfielders. Ansgar Knauff and Jonathan Burkardt will be the two centre-forwards."
Eintracht Frankfurt will host Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal second round at Deutsche Bank Park, kickoff 5:30pm UK time. Eintracht finished third in 2024-25 and currently sit sixth with 13 points from eight matches, four points behind Dortmund. Frankfurt beat FV Engers 07 5-0 in the first cup round and arrive after a 2-0 home win over St. Pauli, a 5-1 Champions League loss to Liverpool and a 2-2 draw with Freiburg. Frankfurt are likely to line up 3-1-4-2 with Zetterer in goal and Skhiri as holding midfielder. Dortmund sit fourth with 17 points and seek the title under Niko Kovac despite mixed early results.
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