Overview
- The semifinal pairings were set on February 22 during a ZDF Sportstudio draw conducted by Olympic luge champion Max Langenhan under DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth.
- Matches will be played on April 21–22, with the final scheduled for May 23 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion; exact kickoff times are to be confirmed.
- Record winners Bayern look to reach their first final since 2020 and seek payback after last season’s knockout by Leverkusen in the round of 16.
- Title holders VfB Stuttgart host SC Freiburg, who last reached the final in 2022 before losing on penalties to RB Leipzig.
- Only top-flight teams remain, and media reports note each semifinalist has already secured more than €6.5 million in prize money.