Overview
- Bayern beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Wednesday to book the DFB-Pokal final in Berlin on May 23, where VfB Stuttgart qualified on Thursday with a 2-1 extra-time win over Freiburg.
- The women sealed the Frauen-Bundesliga with a 3-2 win at Union Berlin as Giulia Gwinn volleyed in Klara Bühl’s cross, and they now host Barcelona in a Champions League semifinal on Saturday.
- Manuel Neuer said he will reveal his plans before the cup final and said the signs look positive, though he has not announced a decision.
- Serge Gnabry confirmed an adductor tear that ends his Bayern season and rules him out of the upcoming World Cup.
- Leverkusen sporting boss Simon Rolfes said his side lacked aggression in duels against Bayern and warned that a similar display could cost them in Saturday’s derby at Köln and the chase for a Champions League spot.