Cup Fever gripped Germany this week as the Second Round of the DFB Pokal took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first round saw a few Bundesliga scalps claimed and a managerial casualty to boot. While it is unlikely that any coaches will be tugging nervously at their collars today, there are a few Bundesliga clubs who have a little more time on their hands thanks to dramatic defeats at the hands of lower division teams.

There were three somewhat major cup exits yesterday. Three second division or lower sides which took their Cinderella moment and cashed it in: the much discussed Alcorcon thrashing of grand Real Madrid; Furth downing the apparently unfireable Markus Babbel and epic disappointers Stuttgart; and Borussia Dortmund gifting three goals and a win to Osnabruck, who [.

It is very likely that Stuttgart coach Markus Babbel may be out of the job after the forthcoming weekend. He received the dreaded vote of confidence after their 1-0 defeat to improving Hannover 96 last Saturday but the club's Sporting Director Horst Heldt made it clear that he was looking for a response against the 2 Bundesliga side Greuther Furth in the German Cup (DFB Pokal) on Tuesday.

The German Cup quarterfinal draw has been made, sending Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 to visit 3. Liga club VfL Osnabruck in the early-February matchup.