CAUTION: Product contains elevated levels of cup magic. Talking Fussball zooms in on Germany's premier knock-out competition, the DFB Pokal, this week. But was it really so magical if Bayern's workmanlike win could be overshadowed by a surprise retirement announcement from Philipp Lahm? And didn't Dortmund's shootout win over Hertha seem like a whimper compared with the bang of their fans defending the 50+1 rule a little too zealously vs. RB Leipzig? (Sportfreunde Lotte's continued success is a bit magical, we must admit.)
Matt Hermann speaks with Oli Moody in the main convo, which also previews MD20; Nick McKenna-Klein drops in with a first-hand account of #BVBRBL; Aidan Rantoul regulates the sound.