DFB Cup draw
Only a Bundesliga game and no Hamburg derby
The fight for the DFB Cup continues on March 2 – the cup final is on May 21, 2022
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In the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup, RB Leipzig are the favorites to face Hannover 96. HSV have to play against Karlsruhe and St. Pauli sometimes go to Berlin.
Last year’s finalist RB Leipzig has to travel to the second division side and Gladbach conquerors Hannover 96 in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. VfL Bochum and SC Freiburg meet in the only duel in the Bundesliga. Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin receives promotion candidates FC St. Pauli in an explosive clash. Hamburger SV also plays against second division rivals Karlsruher SC. That was the result of the draw on Sunday in the German Football Museum, which was carried out as part of the ARD “Sports Show”.
The former Dortmund cup hero Norbert Dickel stepped in for Felix Neureuther as Losfee at short notice. The ex-ski star had to fit his daughter because of a corona infection. And Dickel gave the neighbors from Bochum another home game in the quarterfinals, which will be played on March 1st and 2nd.
Leipzig now favorite in the DFB Cup
However, Leipzig is the favorite to win the cup, after numerous top clubs such as FC Bayern Munich, defending champions Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach had left the competition. The Saxons were already in the final in 2019 and 2021. The semifinals are scheduled for April 19th and 20th, before the final on May 21st in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.