Magdeburg / MZ – The leading opponent from the Bundesliga has been certain for a long time, and the date of the match has also been clear since Wednesday: on the evening of Monday, August 1, from 8.45 pm, 1. Europa League-winning club Magdeburg will receive Eintracht Frankfurt in the first round of the FA Cup German. The promoted team from the second division has home rights to the MDCC Arena.
The German Football Association (DFB) officially announced the match schedule on Wednesday morning. This is the last time the date of the first round has been fixed, with the exception of the two subsequent matches of Bayern Munich (31 August at Victoria Koln) and RB Leipzig (30 August in Teutonia Otensen).
1. FC Magdeburg – Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Cup live on ARD
FCM against Champions League participants is also a live ARD game in the first round, the club announced. On July 29, ZDF will also show the duel between Munich 1860 and Borussia Dortmund. As usual, Sky Pay TV shows 32 live matches for a fee.
FCM wants to report ticket sales in advance for the soon-to-be-hit trophy. However, season ticket holders must have the right of first refusal for their desired tickets.
The second major round follows in October, the other rounds next year. The final is scheduled to take place in Berlin on June 3.
