Bayern handed Hertha test as DFB-Pokal round-of-16 draw produces blockbuster ties

Bayern Munich will face unbeaten Hertha Berlin in the standout tie of the 2026/27 DFB-Pokal round-of-16, following Sunday’s draw at the German Football Museum in Dortmund.

According to Get German Football News, the defending champions will host the 2. Bundesliga leaders, while Borussia Dortmund travel to Eintracht Frankfurt in a repeat of the 2017 final.

Bayer Leverkusen will welcome RB Leipzig in another heavyweight encounter, while last season’s runners-up Stuttgart host Dynamo Dresden.

The complete draw is as follows:

• Bayern Munich vs Hertha BSC
• Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund
• Kaiserslautern vs Freiburg
• Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
• Stuttgart vs Dynamo Dresden
• Bochum vs Augsburg
• Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Darmstadt
• Holstein Kiel vs Cologne

The matches will be played on December 1 and 2, 2026, with the final scheduled for May 29, 2027, at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.