Mister SC Freiburg: Christian Streich led the kickers from Dreisam to the quarter-finals of the cup – FC Bayern are now waiting there. − Photo: dpa
The strong Freiburg team with cult coach Christian Streich are waiting: In the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup, FC Bayern will meet the fourth-placed Bundesliga team from Breisgau in a home game. That was the result of the draw on Sunday.
Defending champion RB Leipzig meets Borussia Dortmund. This leads to another duel between RB coach Marco Rose and his old club. In another Bundesliga duel, Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt plays against Union Berlin. 1. FC Nürnberg, the only remaining second division club in the competition, hosts VfB Stuttgart in a repeat of the 2007 final.
The three-time national player Jacqueline Meißner from SGS Essen acted as the lottery fairy in the draw in the German Football Museum. The round of eight will be played on April 4th and 5th.
The two semi-finals will take place on May 2nd and 3rd, the final will take place on June 3rd as usual in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
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The quarterfinals at a glance:
RB Leipzig – Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt – Union Berlin
Bayern Munich – SC Freiburg
2. Bundesliga vs. Bundesliga
1. FC Nuremberg – VfB Stuttgart
