‘Full circle’ — Bayern Munich ready for finale in DFB-Pokal showdown
FC Bayern needs to bring the energy for just one more win this season.
MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 16: Max Eberl of FC Bayern Muenchen ahead of the Meister-Ceremony following the team's victory in the last Bundesliga match of the season, between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Köln at Allianz Arena on May 16, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by S.
Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images) | FC Bayern via Getty Images The 2025/26 season has been nothing short of magical for Bayern Munich. Despite a hard-fought Champions League setback against Paris Saint-Germain, the Bavarians have otherwise set the football world ablaze in Vincent Kompany’s second year as coach, scoring 122 Bundesliga goals en route to a comfortable league title win and returning to the DFB-Pokal Final for the first time since 2020. There, the Bayern men will face defending cup champion VfB Stuttgart.
It is a chance to equal the Bayern women’s accomplishment this season of a domestic double — and an end to the campaign that comes against the same opponent it all started against. “We started the season with the Supercup win against VfB — now we want to bring things full circle with a successful cup win against VfB,” Bayern sporting chief Max Eberl stated in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. “The anticipation was already palpable after the semi-final against Leverkusen.
You can feel how the players, the fans, the whole club are longing for this final after a six-year absence. Now, of course, we want to make the game a success and bring the cup back to Munich. “After the women’s team already achieved the double, we now want to follow suit.