Football Schedule May 23, 2025: Bayern Face Stuttgart in DFB-Pokal Final
Bayern Munich faces defending champion Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal final tonight at Berlin's Olympiastadion, with the Bavarian side favored to secure the domestic double.
Tonight's football program features the DFB-Pokal final as Bayern Munich takes on defending champions Stuttgart, while the Champions League will determine which teams advance to the semi-finals.
Football: Germany's DFB-Pokal Final May 23, 2025
Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart (1:00 AM, broadcast on True Premier Football 4) This is a clash between two Bundesliga sides: Bayern Munich's "Southern Tigers" face defending champions Stuttgart's "White Horse" at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
Bayern's path: Won against Wehen Wiesbaden 3-2, Cologne 4-1, Union Berlin 3-2, RB Leipzig 2-0 in the semi-final, and Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the final four.
Stuttgart's path: Drew with Eintracht Braunschweig 3-3 (extra time 4-4, won 8-7 on penalties), beat Mainz 2-0, Bochum 2-0, Holstein Kiel 3-0, and Freiburg 1-1 (won 2-1 in extra time).
Bayern is expected to field Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Luis Díaz, while Stuttgart will likely start Denis Undav, Ermedin Demirovič, and Bilal El Khannouss.
Bayern appears to have the superior quality and are favored to win and complete a domestic double this season.
Italian Serie A matches also scheduled, including Bologna vs Inter Milan (11:00 PM), Lazio vs Pisa (1:45 AM), and several Spanish La Liga matches at 2:00 AM featuring Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao, Valencia vs Barcelona, Espanyol vs Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo vs Seville, Getafe vs Osasuna, Real Betis vs Levanté, and Deportivo Alavés vs Rayo Vallecano.
