1. FC Heidenheim is ready to attack ahead of the “miracle” in Dortmund and will “steal” something from the big favorite in the Bundesliga. “It’s always something special, a task that demands everything from us,” said coach Frank Schmidt before the match on Friday (8.30 p.m./DAZN) at BVB: “We want to try again to make the impossible possible, namely against this club and to take something away from this stadium.”

The fact that there is another duel in the Bundesliga is almost surreal for the FCH veteran: “The miracle is that we as 1. FC Heidenheim are allowed to play in Dortmund again on Friday. That was not thought possible just a few years ago.” In the end, we deserved it. Almost exactly a year ago, the then newly promoted team drew 2-2 with BVB after trailing 0-2.

And this time, the Conference League participant even ended up as league leaders in the Ruhr area, but the 50-year-old prefers to keep his expectations low. “I don’t think they underestimate us. We want to be so good that we can take something with us, or steal something, from our own performance,” said Schmidt, who highlighted BVB’s offense: “That’s a big task that will have many facets for us in defense.”