Played
May 13, 2012 4:00 AM EST
Olympiastadion Berlin — Berlin
Referee:‬ P. Gagelmann‎
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Arjen Robben 25′ (PG)
41′ (PG) Mats Hummels
 
 
 

Borussia Dortmund - Bayern Munich Preview: DFB Pokal at stake as German giants meet for the last time this season

Jupp Heynckes' men will be keen to avenge conceding the league title to BVB by beating the German champions in the domestic cup final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin

By Vasil Kotsev

Germany, Cup, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth vs. Borussia Dortmund, Kevin Grosskreutz
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND


Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer
Gundogan, Kehl
Gotze, Kagawa, Grosskreutz
Lewandowski

BAYERN MUNICH

Neuer
Lahm, Boateng, Badstuber, Alaba
Schweinsteiger, Luiz Gustavo
Robben, Kroos, Ribery
Gomez

Borussia Dortmund will have to do without the services of defender Patrick Owomoyela, who has been ruled out with injury. The right-back is the only absentee for BVB, who will have a nearly full-strength squad at their disposal.

For Bayern Munich, Daniel van Buyten is training with the team after recovering from an injury he suffered in January. It is not yet clear what role he will play on Saturday, but he is most likely to start from the bench in the game against Dortmund.

Fellow defender Breno, however, will not feature as he is recovering from a knock, and is unlikely to play for the Bavarians again.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Borussia Dortmund have not won the DFB Pokal in 23 years, last lifting the trophy in 1989.
  • BVB last appeared in the showpiece of the competition in season 2007/08. They were defeated 2-1 after extra time by no other than Bayern Munich, with Luca Toni bagging a brace.
  • Dortmund crashed out of the DFB Pokal at the hands of Kicker Offenbach last season. The 3.Bundesliga side defeated BVB 4-2 on penalties.
  • Bayern Munich have won the DFB Pokal a record 15 times in their history.
  • The Bavarians have eliminated Dortmund three times from the competition, losing just once to BVB back in 1992 on penalties.
  • Bayern Munich defeated two Bundesliga sides on their way to the DFB Pokal final in the form of Stuttgart and Borussia Monchengladbach, while Dortmund only met lower-division opposition.


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1Roman WeidenfellerGoalkeeper
15Mats HummelsDefender
29Marcel SchmelzerDefender
4Neven SuboticDefender
26Lukasz PiszczekDefender
8Ilkay GündoganMidfielder
16Jakub BlaszczykowskiMidfielder
19Kevin GroßkreutzMidfielder
5Sebastian KehlMidfielder
9Robert LewandowskiStriker
26Shinji KagawaMidfielder
20Mitchell LangerakGoalkeeper
27Felipe SantanaDefender
14Ivan PerisicMidfielder
10Mario GötzeMidfielder
7Moritz LeitnerMidfielder
6Sven BenderMidfielder
19L. BarriosStriker
1Manuel NeuerGoalkeeper
28Holger BadstuberDefender
17Jerome BoatengDefender
21Philipp LahmDefender
10Arjen RobbenMidfielder
31Bastian SchweinsteigerMidfielder
27D. AlabaMidfielder
7Franck RibéryMidfielder
30Luiz Gustavo DiasMidfielder
39Toni KroosMidfielder
33Mario GomezStriker
22Hans-Jörg ButtGoalkeeper
26Diego ContentoDefender
13RafinhaMidfielder
44Anatoliy TymoshchukMidfielder
23Danijel PranjicMidfielder
11Ivica OlicStriker
25Thomas MüllerStriker
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Robert  Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 9
Games Goals YC RC
4 1 0 0
Arjen  Robben
Arjen Robben
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
4 4 0 0
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Vedad Ibisevic Vedad Ibisevic
Striker
VfB Stuttgart
4 1
Ivica Olic Ivica Olic
Striker
Wolfsburg
4 0
Mario Gomez Mario Gomez
Striker
Bayern
4 0
Bas Dost Bas Dost
Striker
Wolfsburg
4 0
Arjen  Robben Arjen Robben
Midfielder
Bayern
4 0