Bundesliga. Recording a 2-0 victory over FC Schalke 04 – then German champions – 1. The DFB-Pokal is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.Robert Lewandowksi scored two second half goals as Bayern Munich added the German Cup to their league title with a scintilating display against Bayer Leverkusen. Leverkusen snatched a 2-1 victory in Munich in their first meeting in November, their first win in Allianz Arena in seven years. Often titled the "mother of all cup sensations" (Surprise results in the cup attract a strong media coverage in Germany and, at times, abroad. Schurrle leaves Dortmund with 1 year left on contract One of the most successful clubs in European soccer, Bayern Munich, founded in 1900, is playing in its 24 th German Cup title match and chasing its 20 th title. Bayern Munich should beat Bayer Leverkusen in German Cup final, but Havertz and … It’s something I sorely miss and you do too," German soccer federation president Fritz Keller said during Bayern’s trophy presentation. FC Nürnberg became the first ever team to lift the cup. Jordyn Huitema talks B.C. Since then it has finished runner-up on nine occasions in different competitions, triggering taunts of "Vicekusen" from rivals.Supporters were excluded from Berlin’s 75,000-capacity Olympiastadion. The 2017 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. All three Dutch coaches to have reached a German Cup final before Peter Bosz have won it. Saturday sees the German season conclude when Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, who finished fifth, meet in the German Cup final at … 19:15 CET — There's some heart-warming news for Bayern fans, and specifically for fans of Niklas Süle. The 36 teams of the For the first round, the 64 teams are split into two pots of 32. The match was played on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. He said he had received state help to help him overcome the financial hit from the pandemic, "but it’s not sustainable. Semi-professional and amateur clubs could only enter the competition from 1974 onwards, when it was enlarged. Available to UK users only. Leverkusen have a long history of coming in second. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *} German Cup final: David Alaba (16') Bayer Leverkusesn 0-1 Bayern Munich. For the remaining rounds, other than the final, the teams are drawn from one pot. Rolfes celebrates after scoring in the 2009 German Cup semi final v. FSV Mainz, on April 21, 2009 (JUERGEN SCHWARZ/DDP/AFP via Getty Images). We’ll give you the latest news when it becomes available, or feel free to add some more selections to © 2000-2020 Rogers Media. Wolfsburg defender Kevin Mbabu tests positive for COVID-19 In November, we showed them that we have a good team and we can beat them. Perhaps they might have got back into the game had an unmarked Kevin Volland not missed the ball in the box, and had Lukas Hradecky not spilled an innocuous long-range effort from Lewandowski.Lukas Hradecky's costly error gave Bayern a lead they were never in danger of giving upIn truth though, if David Alaba's deftly flighted free kick only dented Leverkusen's hopes then Manuel Neuer assisting Lewandowski for Bayern's third ended them.A resurgence midway through the second half, ignited by Sven Bender's header, was little more than a brief change in momentum. (03.07.2020)News and background stories from football and the rest of the world of sports, from Germany's international broadcaster. It was his 51st goal across all competitions this season.Leverkusen star Kai Havertz scored a penalty with the last touch of the game. In June, they secured their eighth consecutive league title, a stretch that includes a treble and three other domestic doubles. Simon Rolfes: It …