Bayern Munich meets 1. FC Magdeburg in the DFB Cup
Quick Look
- In the DFB Cup, defending champion Bayern Munich will face second division team 1.
- FC Magdeburg in the second round.
- The draw also resulted in other Bundesliga duels such as Dortmund against Werder Bremen and Cologne against Union Berlin.
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Why It Matters
The DFB Cup is the most important German football cup competition. Bayern Munich is the record champion and defending champion.
Second division team 1. FC Magdeburg is the challenger to defending champions and record champions Bayern Munich in the second round of the DFB Cup. This was the result of the draw on Saturday evening in the German Football Museum in Dortmund; Bayern have the home advantage. The games in the round of the best 32 teams will be played on October 27th and 28th.
Bayern legend and ARD expert Bastian Schweinsteiger also covered the Bundesliga duels between 1. FC Cologne and Union Berlin, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt as well as SC Paderborn and VfB Stuttgart. For the first time since the 2008/09 season, all 18 clubs in the 1st Bundesliga survived the opening round. The final will take place on May 29, 2027 in Berlin.
The second round pairings at a glance:
FC Bayern Munich - 1. FC Magdeburg
Borussia Dortmund - SV Werder Bremen
Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 1. FC Nuremberg
SC Freiburg - VfL Wolfsburg
1. FC Cologne - 1. FC Union Berlin
SC Paderborn - VfB Stuttgart
Borussia Monchengladbach - Karlsruher SC
SV Elversberg - Darmstadt 98
SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach - FC Augsburg
SSV Jeddeloh II - Hertha BSC
Rot-Weiss Essen - RB Leipzig
Dynamo Dresden - FC Schalke 04
VfL Bochum - 1. FSV Mainz 05
Holstein Kiel - TSG Hoffenheim
Hannover 96 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern




