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Berlin (dpa) - Can Holstein Kiel also perform as well in the second division duel with Darmstadt as against Bayern?

Will Borussia Dortmund reach a quarter-finals for the first time in three years?

Will Fürth and Paderborn remain first division scares?

These questions will be answered today in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup.

Holstein Kiel - SV Darmstadt 98 (6.30 p.m. / Sky)

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Holstein Kiel does not want to miss the great opportunity of being among the top eight teams in the DFB Cup competition for the first time in nine years.

"We would like to take the next round with us, even if this game will be a challenge again," said coach Ole Werner on Monday in Kiel.

The last time they made the quarter-finals was in February 2012, when the storks lost 4-0 to eventual cup winners Borussia Dortmund in Kiel.

If the Darmstadt team, trained by the former Holstein coach Markus Anfang, go one round further, it would be their biggest cup success in 34 years: In 1987 the Hessen team lost 1-0 to Hamburger SV.

Rot-Weiss Essen - Bayer Leverkusen (6.30 p.m. / Sky)

Rudi Völler still has vivid memories of October 4, 1995. Back then, the current sports director played with Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup at the regional division Rot-Weiss Essen.

After a 4: 4 after 90 and 120 minutes, Bayer had to go to penalties and won 4: 1.

On Tuesday Leverkusen will play again in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup at RWE, which also plays in the regional league today, which is now the fourth instead of the third division.

After a year and a day or 32 competitive games without a defeat as well as the cup surprises against Bundesliga side Bielefeld and second division side Fortuna Düsseldorf, the big outsider is certainly hoping.

And Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz has respect.

He doesn't want to be "the next surprise".

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Borussia Dortmund - SC Paderborn 07 (8.45 p.m. / ARD and Sky)

Attention round of 16!

After three cup knockouts in the round of 16, Borussia Dortmund wants to save another disappointment.

“It is well known that in this competition there is often no tomorrow.

If you fail in the cup, there is no more chance of correcting it, ”warned Edin Terzic before the game against SC Paderborn.

The BVB coach sees his team in the debt.

The task against the second division ninth seems easy to solve, but could prove to be tricky.

Because the team tended to be careless, especially against underdogs, after good performances this season, caution is advised.

Paderborn's trainer Steffen Baumgart encourages his professionals.

«We need a sensational day to create the surprise.

But we're going there to create them. "

Werder Bremen - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (8.45 p.m. / Sky)

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For Werder Bremen, the cup game against Greuther Fürth is especially important from a financial point of view.

After there was no income from transfers, getting ahead would wash money into the tight coffers.

Coach Florian Kohfeldt is a fan of the cup and wants to win against Fürth primarily for sporting reasons.

"Full throttle into the quarter-finals, that's the goal," said Kohfeldt.

The last ailing Ömer Toprak should be available.

The fourth in the table in the 2nd league pays off in the Hanseatic city after the penalty thriller against Hoffenheim in the previous round.

«We don't go to Bremen to play a little football there.

We want to have our moments in the game and bring maximum intensity to the pitch, ”said coach Stefan Leitl.

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