In the DFB Cup, the games for the round of 16 will be drawn this Sunday at the beginning of December. You can read the draw in the SPORT1 ticker.
The round of 16 in the DFB Cup will take place on December 3rd and 4th. And record winners FC Bayern Munich actually have to play against defending champions Bayer Leverkusen!
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DFB sports director Rudi Völler acted as draw manager. “Losfee” was DFB cult fan André Schnura, who became famous with his saxophone during the European Championships last summer. SPORT1 accompanied the draw in the live ticker.
+++ That’s what Rolfes says about the Bayern draw +++
“Of course we were drawn the absolute top opponent in FC Bayern,” says Simon Rolfes, Managing Director of Sport in Leverkusen.
“This is the top game of the round of 16 that all of Germany will be looking forward to. We do the same ourselves and will go to Munich in December to reach the quarter-finals,” said the combative Rolfes.
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+++ Update on ter Stegen +++
Völler visited the injured Marc-André ter Stegen in Barcelona. “He is doing well under the circumstances. We wanted to make him feel good. He has to torture himself a bit now, but it’s worth it.”
The two had lunch together and in the evening attended the Champions League duel between Barcelona and FC Bayern.
+++ What about the DFB team +++
Rudi Völler looks back on an “incredibly successful” European Championship, “even if it was only enough for the quarter-finals”. Until recently, he discussed the controversial hand penalty decision with some referees at the DFB when Germany was not awarded a supposed penalty. “That was a clear penalty,” says Völler.
Now it’s about winning the last two games in the Nations League.
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+++ Völler about the cup cracker +++
“This is of course the game of games in this round. Of course I would have preferred it to come a little later. I’m flying with my Leverkusen team tomorrow, they won’t greet me with hugs,” said Völler. And further: “I don’t think Bayern are that happy about this draw, it will be a game of equals.”
+++ All pairings at a glance: +++
| DFB Cup round of 16 | |
|---|---|
| DSC Arminia Bielefeld | SC Freiburg |
| FC Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
| SV Werder Bremen | SV Darmstadt 98 |
| RB Leipzig | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Karlsruhe SC | FC Augsburg |
| VfB Stuttgart | SSV Jahn Regensburg |
| 1. FC Cologne | Hertha BSC |
| VfL Wolfsburg | TSG Hoffenheim |
+++ Last pairing is +++
VfL Wolfsburg meets TSG Hoffenheim.
+++ Second division cracker is coming +++
1. FC Cologne welcomes Hertha BSC Berlin.
+++ Short journey for Stuttgart +++
VfB Stuttgart has to play against SSV Jahn Regensburg. The game is played in Regensburg.
+++ Augsburg has to go to Karlsruhe +++
Karlsruher SC meets FC Augsburg.
+++ Next cracker duel fixed +++
RB Leipzig meets Eintracht Frankfurt. This will result in a new edition of the 2023 final.
At that time, RB was able to prevail and win the second DFB Cup title in the club’s history.
+++ Bremen hits? +++
… SV Darmstadt 98. The game is played in the Weserstadion.
+++ Home game for Bayern +++
FC Bayern Munich meets Bayer Leverkusen in their home stadium. What a cracker!
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“I don’t think Bavaria is that happy with it,” says Völler. Meanwhile, Schnura comes out as a Leverkusen fan.
+++ First pairing fixed +++
DSC Arminia Bielefeld welcomes SC Freiburg.
+++ Let’s go! +++
André Schnura has entered the studio and is greeted by presenter Stephanie Müller-Spira. Schnura answers questions about the hype surrounding him. The audience applauds and the 16 remaining teams are introduced.
Schnura wears a jersey from Rudi Völler aka Aunt Käthe. “Rudi is just a really cool guy,” enthuses Schnura. Völler enters the studio with musical accompaniment.
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Here’s how you can watch the draw live today:
+++ Just one more draw +++
The draw is only drawn from one pot. Arminia Bielefeld is the only remaining third division team and is the biggest outsider in the pot. There are also five second division teams in the draw. Including Hertha BSC – the capital club can continue to dream of reaching the final in their own living room. The final in the Berlin Olympic Stadium will take place on May 24th.
The field of participants for the round of 16 is completed by ten Bundesliga teams – including record winners FC Bayern and defending champions Bayer Leverkusen.
All video highlights of the DFB Cup in the SPORT1 media library and in the SPORT1 app
DFB Cup: An overview of the round of 16
Bundesliga: FC Augsburg, FC Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart, TSG Hoffenheim, VfL Wolfsburg, SC Freiburg, SV Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt
2. Bundesliga: Hertha BSC, Karlsruher SC, 1. FC Köln, SV Darmstadt 98, SSV Jahn Regensburg
3. Liga: Arminia Bielefeld
