Two weeks ago today - on the day of the bomb attack and three days after the convincing defeat in Munich - it is doubtful whether anyone would have given Black Yellow any real chance of reaching the Cup Final. However on the day before the semi-final away to FC Bayern Munich the whole atmosphere has changed completely.

In a kicker.de poll (today 20:30hrs) BVB is the favourite - or could it be much more the case that the German football fans want to see a Black Yellow victory in Munich?

Thomas Tuchel said looking forward to the Cup Final in Berlin on the 27. May: "this is a big dream for us. We want to get there again -  and we want to win when we get there. But in order to do that we have to overcome the biggest hurdle there is."

The record Cup Winner is the opponent in the semi-final. Two and a half weeks ago BVB were beaten convincingly by 1-4 goals in Munich. Tuchel said without any qualms: "We didn't have any chances then." However this 8. April "feels like ages ago." So much has happened since then. The same thing applies to Bayern, who have only won one of their last six games and none of their last four games. Borussia Dortmund's Head Coach gets to the point when he says: "they have not had the results that they are used to. There is a different set of cards on the table now. We have a few key players back compared to when we played them in the league; we have been there and we have learned our lesson."

With a bit of "luck and the match going our way" a win is perfectly possible. After all, Borussia Dortmund has deservedly drawn Real Madrid 2-2 on two occasions this season. If BVB perform at the same level the match tomorrow evening will be even. Boris Rupert