On April 4 at 8:45 p.m., FC Bayern Munich will host Sport-Club Freiburg in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. Even though the record champions and record cup winners are the clear favorites to go into the game on Tuesday evening, tension is inevitable in the Allianz Arena. As last year’s finalists, the people of Breisgau tasted blood and want to go to Berlin again this year.
When FC Bayern Munich – the best German team in recent decades – meets Sport-Club Freiburg, everyone expects FCB, who have won a record 20 cup titles, to advance to the next round. The roles between the Primus from the Bavarian capital and the upstarts from Breisgau, who lost their very first Bundesliga game at Bayern 1-3 on August 7, 1993, are also clearly divided in the DFB Cup quarter-finals. But: in the past 20 years, the SCF has constantly developed and most recently made progress with the final participation in the DFB Cup 2022 (2:4 defeat against RB Leipzig on penalties) and the entry into the Europa League round of 16 season attracted attention on the national and international stage.
Clear balance sheet
In 45 Bundesliga games so far, Bayern have won 32 times. With nine draws, the South Baden team was able to win at least four. However, the Freiburgers have never managed to win away from FC Bayern. The last and only cup duel between the two teams took place in spring 2005 under the then SCF coach Volker Finke. On the way to the double, FC Bayern won 7-0 in Freiburg’s Dreisam Stadium.
Freiburg hopes for the laws of the DFB Cup
However, it is to be expected that there will not be such a clear result on Tuesday evening in the Allianz Arena, because the Streich-Elf convinced in the past cup season with five away wins before reaching the final and has already won twice away in the current season in the cup. In the last five Bundesliga duels between the two teams in the Allianz Arena, with the exception of the 5-0 Bayern victory in October 2022, things have always been close, and in the 2018 season SCF was even able to score a point in Munich. Since the cup is known to write its own laws, on Tuesday evening SC Freiburg may be able to win their first competitive game at FC Bayern Munich in their 24th attempt.
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“We all need energy. I’m excited – also about the players who come in. We need everything at 100 percent: If we have an outstanding goalkeeper, an outstanding defensive performance, then you can also create a sensation.” “I want us to be our own benchmark. Whoever gets the trust has to pay it back. What counts now is getting the maximum out of Freiburg. A win is the best preparation for the next game.” Sommer – Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt, Davies – Kimmich, Goretzka – Sane, T. Müller, Coman – Mane Flekken – Gulde, Ginter, Lienhart – Sildillia, Eggestein, Höfler, Günter – Doan, Grifo – Höler Harm Osmers (SR), Robert Kempter (SR-A. 1), Thorben Siewer (SR-A. 2), Tobias Reichel (4th Official), Robert Schröder (VA), Mike Pickel (VA-A) That’s what Christian Streich says
That’s what Thomas Tuchel says
The possible FCB starting eleven
This is how Freiburg could play
The team of referees
