Hamburger SV were beaten by VFB Stuttgart in the DFB Pokal by a 2-1 scoreline. The result was a stark contrast to the weekend when the same fixture saw Hamburger thrash Stuttgart 6-2 in the 2.Bundesliga. Two penalties in the first 20 minutes saw both sides go into the break...
On Saturday, Bayern Munich will face RB Leipzig in the Olympiastadion of Berlin to play the DFB-Pokal final. Having won the cup already 18 times, the Bavarians will be motivated to add yet another one to their huge trophy collection. Leipzig, however, will play the biggest game of their club’s...
If counter-attacking is the second name of German football, the DFB Pokal is a tournament in which teams turn it up a notch. Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich are two teams that always have surprises in store for each other. This season, these two have produced tightly contested fixtures with both ending...
The quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal saw Bayern Munich take on 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim. In what unfolded as a nerve-racking contest of goals, penalties and cards, both teams adapted tactically throughout the game. In this tactical analysis we see how Niko Kovač’s Bayern gained an edge over Frank...
The DFB Pokal round of 16 returned on Wednesday with a match-up between two teams in the top 10 of the Bundesliga. Since the end of the winter break in Germany, RB Leipzig sit in fourth place in the league after two straight wins. Meanwhile, Wolfsburg have stuttered with only one...
Schalke posted an easy 4-1 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf in the DFB Pokal's third round. Die Konigsblauen have endured a difficult campaign in the Bundesliga this season but will take solace in the fact that they are still competing in the Pokal. Goals from Salif Sane, Mark Uth and a first Schalke...
At the time of writing Borussia Dortmund sit at the top of the Bundesliga table enjoying a seven-point lead over second-place Borussia Monchengladbach. They would be forgiven then for not taking the DFB Pokal as seriously as the may have. With the opportunity to finally prise the league title out...
Borussia Dortmund went into the DFB-Pokal 2nd round fixture against the 2. Bundesliga side FC Union Berlin as one of the most in-form teams in the top 5 leagues, remaining undefeated after their first 9 league games (with 6 wins and 3 draws), scoring an impressive 29 goals whilst only conceding 10....
