What Borussia and Bremen have in common in the DFB-Pokal

What Borussia and Bremen have in common in the DFB-PokalA rich cup historyBorussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen are among Germany’s most successful clubs in the DFB-Pokal. BVB have lifted the trophy five times (most recently in 2021), while Werder have won it six times (most recently in 2009). Only one club has won the competition more often: record winners Bayern Munich, with 21 titles.Final specialistsBoth BVB and SVW have reached the German cup final ten times. Only Bayern Munich, with 25 final appearances, and Schalke 04 (twelve) have reached the final more often. The eleventh meeting between the two teams takes place at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on Tuesday. Dortmund and Bremen have also faced each other once in the final: in June 1989, BVB ran out 4–1 winners.Werder turn the tide…Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen meet for the ninth time in the DFB-Pokal. The Black & Yellows won four of their first five cup ties against the Green & Whites. In the three most recent encounters, however, Bremen progressed each time. All three of those matches took place in the round of 16; on Tuesday, the teams meet as early as the second round. Bremen’s 3–2 victory over BVB in February 2020 was the last time they knocked a Bundesliga side out of the DFB-Pokal.… but have recently come unstuck in the westIn each of the past four years, Werder’s campaign has ended against a club from western Germany: in 2021 at Paderborn (second round), in 2022 at Viktoria Köln (first round), and in both 2023 and 2024 at Arminia Bielefeld. Will the west once again be the end of the road? (br)This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.