Overview
- The DFB‑Pokal final takes place at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on Saturday, May 23, with kickoff at 2 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. BST).
- Bayern Munich arrive as heavy favourites after winning the Bundesliga and are chasing a domestic double, but Manuel Neuer is ruled out and Alphonso Davies, Min‑jae Kim and Serge Gnabry are unavailable for selection.
- VfB Stuttgart are the defending cup holders, finished fourth in the Bundesliga to reach the Champions League and travel with a largely fit squad that sees Atakan Karazor return from suspension.
- Recent meetings strongly favour Bayern, who beat Stuttgart multiple times this season, so Stuttgart are expected to set up compactly and rely on counterattacks to disrupt Bayern’s possession game.
- Broadcast rights vary by country with feeds on outlets such as Das Erste and ServusTV in Germany and ESPN, Premier Sports or Fubo elsewhere, and several outlets note free-to-air windows or VPN workarounds for viewers outside rights territories.