a device for drainage of a pulp web , particularly a tissue web , having a first pressing zone having a first pressing zone length through which the pulp web is fed horizontally between a circulating , permeable band and a circulating , permeable support band . the first pressing zone is designed such that a fluid can flow through the band , the pulp web and the support band at least on one part of the first pressing zone length . in addition , the device has a subsequent second pressing zone having a second pressing zone length . the pulp web is guided through the second pressing zone between two bands having differing compressibility .