FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart go dey face off for DFB Pokal final for Berlin Olympiastadion. Dis one na di 25th final for Bayern history. Di Bavarians don win di trophy plenty times before, but dia last cup final na for 2019/20 season wey dem beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2.
Joshua Kimmich talk say, “Generally speaking, e always special to come to Berlin. You fit tell for di club, di team, even inside family, dat everybody dey look forward to am. We go give our all.”
Di newly-crowned German champions don appear for 24 finals before, and dem only lose four times. Dem dey hold record for most appearances, ahead of Schalke 04 wey get 12. For dis season, Bayern get 45 wins from 54 competitive matches, and one more win go equal di 46 wins record from di 2012/13 treble-winning season. Just three defeats dis season also go equal club record.
Vincent Kompany talk before di final, “Winning here na always historic moment; Stuttgart manage dat last year. Dis season, di whole team don dey talk about dis cup since day one. Dat’s why I believe Bayern Munich hold dis cup high, and we want to bring am back to Munich.”
Harry Kane dey hot on di heels of Gerd Müller record. With 36 Bundesliga goals and 58 goals for all competitions, he be top scorer for di cup competition with seven goals so far. Stuttgart captain Atakan Karazor talk, “Di opposition na Bayern Munich, so you get to go di extra mile. But we no need to hide. We dey really motivated.”
Stuttgart dey final for second year running, but dem never successfully defend di title. Last season, dem beat Arminia Bielefeld 4-2 for final. Since 2000, only three clubs don defend DFB Pokal title, including FC Bayern three times. But Stuttgart record against Bayern dis season no good: dem lose all three encounters, with goal difference 11-3. For league, Stuttgart lose 5-0 for home and 4-2 for Munich.
VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß talk, “We watch every match and analyse dem all. We want to be more consistent dis time.” Bayern also win Supercup final 2-1 against Stuttgart for start of season. Dis go be third final between di two clubs for Berlin, after 1986 (5-2 to Bayern) and 2013 (3-2 to Bayern).
Manuel Neuer no go play because of muscle problem for left calf. Joshua Kimmich go captain di team. Jonas Urbig, Sven Ulreich and Jannis Bärtl dey as goalkeepers. Serge Gnabry and Alphonso Davies also dey out. Stuttgart get full squad available.
For di match, first half end 0-0. Both sides get chances, but no goal. Harry Kane and Deniz Undav dey try, but keepers dey do well.
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