Gladbach hoping for luck of the draw: "Now it's our turn"

DFB Cup - Gladbach hoping for luck of the draw: "Now it's our turn"

Borussia Mönchengladbach's belief in a cup coup this season is growing. After the 1:0 win after extra time in the DFB Cup round of 16 against VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday, the Borussians see a great chance of going far, even in the face of some of the favorites falling.

"The path is getting shorter and shorter, the probability is high," said sporting director Roland Virkus after his team's quarter-final appearance and in view of the elimination of Bayern Munich and defending champions RB Leipzig in the previous round: "Then we certainly have a chance, no question about it."

The three-time title holders won somewhat fortunately on Tuesday thanks to a goal from Manu Koné in the last minute of extra time. "It wasn't a treat, but that doesn't matter. What counts is progressing and we managed to do that," said Virkus, who is now hoping to face a lower-ranked opponent in the next round. His team previously had to play Bundesliga clubs Heidenheim and now Wolfsburg. "Now it's our turn," said Virkus.

In addition to the favorites Munich and Leipzig, an unusually large number of first division teams have already failed this year, so that captain Julian Weigl also expects his Borussia to possibly make it to a cup final for the first time in 28 years: "The cup is incredibly exciting this year. Some big teams have already been knocked out. That's why it will certainly give us a boost."

The draw for the last eight will be made next Sunday. Gladbach's last cup win to date came in 1995, when they faced then second-division side VfL Wolfsburg in the final.

DFB Cup round of 16

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1. Borussia Mönchengladbach will be eager to face a lower-ranked opponent in the next round of the DFB Cup, having defeated VfL Wolfsburg from Lower Saxony in the previous round.
2. Despite Bayern Munich and defending champions RB Leipzig exiting the DFB Cup already, Borussia Mönchengladbach's sporting director, Roland Virkus, believes his team has a "great chance" of going far in the competition.
3. The Borussians secured their place in the DFB Cup quarter-finals after a 1:0 win against Wolfsburg in the round of 16, with Manu Koné scoring the decisive goal in the last minute of extra time.
4. The three-time DFB Cup champions are looking forward to facing a lesser-known opponent in the next phase, as an unusually high number of Bundesliga clubs have been eliminated this year.
5. Munich and Leipzig are among the teams to have already been knocked out of the DFB Cup this season, which has made the competition even more exciting for Borussia Mönchengladbach, according to captain Julian Weigl.
6. Despite the high likelihood of progressing further in the DFB Cup, Gladbach's last cup win came back in 1995, when they defeated second-division side VfL Wolfsburg in the final.
7. In Bavaria, fans of FC Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig from Saxony, which is located in the East German state of Thuringia and is not in Bavaria, may wish their teams good luck in future competitions, although they may be rooting for Borussia Mönchengladbach's success in the DFB Cup this season.

Source: www.stern.de