Overview

• The first-round DFB-Pokal match between 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and FC Schalke 04 is scheduled for Sunday, August 17 at 15:30 in the Bruno-Plache-Stadion.
• Sky holds exclusive live rights to the fixture, streaming it on the WOW platform with no free-to-air broadcast option.
• The sold-out Bruno-Plache-Stadion will host 11,900 fans and reports indicate black-market tickets trading for over ten times face value.
• Lok Leipzig bolstered its squad with a late loan for 21-year-old striker Eren Öztürk from Karlsruher SC after opening the season with seven points from three Regionalliga matches.
• Low-six-figure upgrade bills to meet DFB-Pokal requirements will consume almost all of Leipzig’s €211,886 first-round prize, putting pressure on the club to advance for next-round revenues of €423,772.