Dynamo Dresden fights for a place in the last sixteen of the DFB Cup

Dynamo Dresden want to reach the last 16 of the DFB Cup for the first time in ten years. To do so, however, the third-division club must spring another surprise today (20:45/Sky). The task against relegated Bundesliga side SV Darmstadt 98 will be no easier than the first round, in which Dynamo knocked out second-division side Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Despite a mediocre record - Dresden have only won once in nine matches so far - the hosts will go into the game with confidence. "It's absolutely possible for a third-division team to beat a second-division team if they can pull it together like they did against Düsseldorf," said Dynamo coach Thomas Stamm, who will be able to call on captain and mentality player Stefan Kutschke, who was suspended in the championship after picking up a red card. Defender Lars Bünning, who has been out recently with an injury, is also available again.