Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala looks forward to his first ever DFB-Pokal final appearance
FC Bayern's #10 will experience his very first DFB Pokal final.
MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 09: Jamal Musiala of FC Bayern München looks on during the UEFA Champions League Group A stage match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Lokomotiv Moskva at Allianz Arena on December 09, 2020 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bayern Munich’s last appearance in the DFB-Pokal final was in June 2020, when David Alaba, Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski (twice) helped the Bavarians overcome the goals scored by opposition Bayer Leverkusen’s Sven Bender and Kai Havertz and come out 4-2 winners. The names on display are an excellent indication of how much time has passed since then and how things have changed.
One of the things that changed, for example, was how Jamal Musiala would break into the Bavarians’ senior team. At the time of the final, he was enjoying a well earned vacation after helping the U-23s secure the 3. Liga title.
Musiala would go on to join the squad for their Champions League victory in the same year and can claim to have a Champions League winner’s medal (even though he did not play a single minute). In fact, he has a winner’s medal from the UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup, German Supercup and the German Bundesliga. The only trophy available to him in Germany that he has yet to win in any fashion whatsoever is the DFB Pokal.
In fact, he has not even reached the final. But he has heard about it. “I’ve heard a lot about how cool it is to play in Berlin, in the final.