In the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup, Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern and second-placed RB Leipzig will face each other in the top duel. “This is of course the hardest possible draw for us and an absolute cracker in this DFB Cup quarter-final,” said
Leipzig Sports managing director Marcel Schäfer at the draw in the German Football Museum in Dortmund.
According to the rules of the draw, the… FC Bayern received the Leipzig team for the game as the Munich ball was drawn first. In the last home game against Leipzig at the beginning of the season, Bayern clearly won 6-0. The teams are currently separated by eight points in the table. “The 6-0 loss on the first match day will no longer play a role in our minds, we are a completely different team now. We are therefore approaching the game as a big task, but we are traveling to Munich with self-confidence, confidence and certainly not without a chance,” announced Schäfer.
The two remaining second division teams each received a home game. Accordingly, Hertha BSC receives SC Freiburg. Holstein Kiel plays against defending champions VfB Stuttgart. According to information, former champions Bayer Leverkusen will play in the home game against Bundesliga rivals FC St. Pauli.
Top women’s game between VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt
The quarterfinals are scheduled for February 3rd and 4th and 10th and 11th, 2026. The semi-finals are scheduled for April 21st and 22nd. The final on May 23rd traditionally takes place in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
In the women’s cup competition, the draw resulted in a top quarter-final between VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. FC Bayern Munich is therefore playing at Hamburger SV. The final is scheduled to take place on May 14th in Cologne.
