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DFB-Pokal draw pits FC Magdeburg against holders Bayern Munich

From Die Zeit · () German

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  • The draw sends second-tier 1. FC Magdeburg to face defending champions Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal’s second round.
  • Magdeburg eliminated Bayern on penalties in the 2000-01 competition, while four Bundesliga matchups include Dortmund against Werder Bremen and Hamburg against Eintracht Frankfurt.
  • The final will take place in Berlin on May 29, 2027.

The DFB-Pokal has produced a familiar heavyweight challenge for 1. FC Magdeburg: the second-division club will travel to face defending champions Bayern Munich in the second round.

The draw took place at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. It sets up only the second DFB-Pokal meeting between the clubs. Their previous encounter came in the 2000-01 season, when Magdeburg stunned Bayern by knocking them out on penalties. Bayern went on to win the league and the Champions League that season.

Magdeburg has won the former East German Cup seven times, sharing the record with Dynamo Dresden. Bayern has won the DFB-Pokal 21 times.

The draw also produced four matches between Bundesliga clubs. Cologne will play Union Berlin, Borussia Dortmund will meet Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV will face Eintracht Frankfurt, and SC Paderborn will play VfB Stuttgart. All 18 Bundesliga clubs had advanced from the opening round for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Regional-league club SSV Jeddeloh II, the lowest-ranked team remaining, will face second-division Hertha BSC after eliminating relegated Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim in the first round. The final is scheduled for May 29, 2027, in Berlin.

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