The time is edging ever-closer to the Hannover vs RB Leipzig DFB-Pokal match which is scheduled to start shortly, and the team line-ups have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Hannover which has been confirmed as follows:
Hannover
Ron-Robert Zieler #16
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Cologne, Germany
Niklas Hult #3
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Värnamo, Sweden
Luka Krajnc #23
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Slovenia
Place of birth: Maribor, Slovenia
Marcel Franke #28
Defender
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Dresden, Germany
Sei Muroya #21
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kumatori, Japan
Gaël Ondoua #29
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 26
Dominik Kaiser #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Mutlangen, Germany
Mark Diemers #35
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Netherlands
Sebastian Kerk #37
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Bad Wurzach, Germany
Linton Maina #11
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 55kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Maximilian Beier #14
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Brandenburg an der Havel , Germany
The team sheet line-up for RB Leipzig has also been confirmed as:
RB Leipzig
Péter Gulácsi
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Hungary
Place of birth: Budapest, Hungary
José Ángel Esmoris Tasende #3
Also known as Angeliño
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Coristanco, Spain
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Croatia
Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia
Willi Orban
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Hungary
Place of birth: Kaiserslautern, Germany
Mohamed Simakan #2
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 21
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Marseille, France
Benjamin Henrichs #39
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Cologne, Germany
Konrad Laimer #27
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Austria
Place of birth: Austria
Kevin Kampl #44
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Slovenia
Place of birth: Solingen, Germany
Christopher Nkunku #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Daniel Olmo Carvajal #25
Also known as Dani Olmo
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Terrassa, Spain
André Miguel Valente da Silva
Also known as André Silva
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Baguim do Monte, Portugal
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