German Cup: Dortmund to host Leverkusen as Bayern face Union

Bayern Munich's players including French midfielder #17 Michael Olise and Bayern Munich's German midfielder #08 Leon Goretzka react after the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich vs BVB Borussia Dortmund, in Munich, southern Germany on October 18, 2025. (Photograph: Alexandra BEIER / AFP)
Borussia Dortmund will host Bayer Leverkusen in one of the standout ties of the German Cup last 16, while Bayern Munich face a tricky away trip to Union Berlin following Sunday’s draw.

Defending champions Stuttgart will take on second-division Bochum, while two-time winners RB Leipzig host Bundesliga 2 side Magdeburg.

Elsewhere, Borussia Mönchengladbach welcome St Pauli, and Hamburg will play at home against Holstein Kiel.

Bayern, who hold a record 20 German Cup titles, have not advanced beyond the quarter-finals since last winning the competition in 2020.

All round-of-16 matches are scheduled to be played on December 2–3.

AFP