Kaiserslautern experienced a shocking cup debacle in the round of 16 against Hertha BSC, ending in a 1-6 defeat. Coach Torsten Lieberknecht was visibly affected after the match, stating, "I sit here as a coach and am ashamed to the core." He described the individual error rate of his team as inexcusable. Despite the disastrous performance, Lieberknecht thanked the 5,000 fans who traveled to Berlin on a Tuesday evening. He emphasized that the team must work to regain the trust they lost with this performance. Lieberknecht took responsibility for the collective failure, saying, "I am the head of this team." He is sure that this defeat will have lasting repercussions. A memorable moment was when Hertha's scorer Dawid Kownacki stole the tactical note from Lautern captain Marlon Ritter, which only intensified the confusion within the Lautern team.