The draw for the German FA Cup, the DFB Pokal, took place on Sunday. In what should be the top fixture in the draw, Rekordmeister FC Bayern hosts holders Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Eliminating one of the

Leipzig get Frankfurt, while Freiburg get Bielefeld and Werder Bremen play former Bundesliga side SV Darmstadt 98. Karlsruher SC drew Augsburg, 2023/24 Bundesliga runners-up VfB Stuttgart travel to Regensburg.

The next opponents in the 2024/25 DFB Pokal have been confirmed: The Werkself are away to Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. That was the outcome of the draw held on Sunday night, 3 November, at the German Football Museum in Dortmund.

FC Bayern München striker Harry Kane playing against Leverkusen in the Bundesliga in late September. Kane - still without a major trophy in his career after his first year playing for the German

In-form Jamal Musiala bagged a first-half hat-trick to steer Bayern Munich into the DFB Pokal third round with a 4-0 victory over hosts Mainz on Wednesday. Musiala, who also scored in their 5-0 league win over Bochum on Sunday, slotted in from a Harry Kane pass for a second-minute lead after a powerful run down the left by Alphonso Davies.

The draw for the DFB Pokal round of 16 was made this evening after the completion of the round of 32 in midweek. The most notably absentee from the draw was Borussia Dortmund who were knocked out by Wolfsburg.

The draw for the DFB-Pokal Round of 16 has just finished and there are some tasty matchups in store for fans about to tune in to those games. For Bayern Munich, they got their newfound nemesis: a Bayer Leverkusen who is worlds apart from their 2023/24 selves but still no pushovers.