Match Awards for Bayern Munich’s nail-biting 3-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal final

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 23: Dayot Upamecano of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrate after Harry Kane scores his team's third goal during the DFB Cup Final 2026 match between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart at Olympiastadion on May 23, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images) | FC Bayern via Getty Images Bayern Munich found the first half of their DFB-Pokal final clash against VfB Stuttgart very tough going and struggled to make much of anything happen.

But they ultimately outlasted Die Schwäben and rode a strong defensive performance along with some outstanding goals from Harry Kane to a 3-0 victory. Here are the awards: Jersey Swap: Maximilian Mittelstädt VfB Stuttgart enjoyed an outstanding first half and completely suffocated Bayern. They won more of the challenges, had more of the ball and barely allowed the Bavarians to even leave their half.

But they failed to create many real goal scoring opportunities from all that dominance. Whenever they did create opportunities, however, Maximilian Mittelstädt was in the center of it all. He created two shots and had two of his own.

The closest Stuttgart got to overcoming Jonas Urbig in goal was the left back’s shot from outside of the box that hurtled towards the bottom corner and forced a great save from Bayern’s No. 40. He was not just useful in attack, however.