The 09 countdown to the cup final - every day a new chapter of BVB’s DFB Cup history. Here’s the eighth one - Herbert Knebel: “Anyone got a ticket to spare…?“

I believe Dortmund will win. And I’m not only saying this because I’m a BVB follower, but because I don’t think Bayern are as strong as they were a few weeks ago.

I also have a bet running with a friend of mine, a Schalke fan. He said: “If you reach the final, you are going to get a beating.” My prediction is a 2-1 win.

I’m probably going to watch the game with friends. They are all BVB fans, not Bayern. I still would like to be in the stadium and will try to get tickets. So, if anyone got a one to spare, let me know!

I was in Berlin two years ago when we beat Bayern 5-2. So I guess I have to go again as a kind of talisman. I went with my daughter and we had VIP tickets. Left to us sat my colleague Piet Klocke, another BVB fan. Right to us sat Carsten Maschmeyer and Veronica Ferres who were, as we quickly found out, Bayern supporters, and with BVB leading 3-1 at half-time they didn’t even bother to return for the second half…