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Berlin (AP) - Centennial coach Huub Stevens at Schalke 04 and novice coach Edin Terzic at Borussia Dortmund have the chance in the DFB Cup on Tuesday to at least hibernate in the cup on the weekend after the disappointments in the Bundesliga.
Immediately afterwards, Schalke should make the important decision as to which coach should lead the team out of trouble in the future.
There is still no Christmas break in the top international leagues either.
DFB-CUP: Dortmund will compete on Tuesday at the second division club Eintracht Braunschweig (8 p.m. / Sport 1), and FC Schalke 04, which has now won 29 Bundesliga games, is the clear favorite against the regional division SSV Ulm shortly before (6.30 p.m. / Sky) , especially since the game will be played in the Royal Blues arena.
In the games FC Augsburg against RB Leipzig (Tuesday / 6.30 p.m. / Sky) and VfB Stuttgart against SC Freiburg (Wednesday 8.45 p.m. / ARD / Sky), Bundesliga clubs face each other in the second round of the cup.
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SCHALKE TRAINER: David Wagner and Manuel Baum - two coaches have already tried their luck at FC Schalke this season.
Without success.
Interim coach Huub Stevens also lost on his debut - the Revierclub has been without a win for 29 Bundesliga games.
Now another coach is supposed to take on the almost unsolvable task of protecting the staggering industry giant from the fourth descent.
Friedhelm Funkel (67), Alexander Zorniger (53) and Dimitrios Grammozis (42) are traded as candidates.
The decision is to be announced after the cup game on Tuesday.
CHRISTMAS BREAK: The Christmas break for the Bundesliga teams is shorter than ever.
After the last cup games on Wednesday there are only a few days of relaxation before the 2nd / 3rd.
January the continuation of the tightly scheduled Bundesliga season with the 14th matchday is on the program.
The break is a little longer for the two top teams in the Bundesliga: For FC Bayern Munich (on January 13th against Holstein Kiel) and Bayer Leverkusen (on January 12th against Eintracht Frankfurt) the DFB Cup will not continue until the new year.
BOXING DAY: The start of the two-part Boxing Day is immediately a top game.
Leicester City will host Manchester United on Saturday at lunchtime (1.30 p.m. / Sky).
The German national players Timo Werner and Kai Havertz are challenged with their FC Chelsea five hours later in the London city derby at Arsenal FC.
At the end of the day (9 p.m. / Sky), the surprise team Everton FC will be guests at the bottom of the pack, Sheffield United.
Only on Sunday (5.30 p.m. / Sky) is champions and championship leaders Liverpool FC's turn.
The team of coach Jürgen Klopp takes on West Bromwich Albion.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES: In the Spanish La Liga, leaders Atlético Madrid want to keep pursuers Real Sociedad San Sebastian at a distance on Tuesday (7.45 p.m. / DAZN).
The troubled FC Barcelona would like its balance sheet in table 17.
Improve Real Valladolid (10 p.m. / DAZN).
The champions Real Madrid, who are tied on points with Atlético, will face Granada FC one day later (7.45 p.m. / DAZN).
In France, a full game day is on the program on Wednesday.
Before the short Christmas break, champions Paris Saint-Germain receive FC Nantes in the Prinzenpark Racing Strasbourg and Olympique Lyon.
In addition, HSC Montpellier and OSC Lille meet (every 9 p.m. / DAZN).
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