The German Football Association (DFB) has finalised the kick-off times for the second round of the men’s DFB Cup. Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich, who met at the quarter-final stage last season when the Bavarians won 5-0 away, face each other on Wednesday 29 October at 20:30, with the match to be broadcast live on ARD.
The other all-Bundesliga encounter between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach kicks off simultaneously. Last year’s finalists Borussia Dortmund are in action at FC St. Pauli’s Millerntor stadium on Tuesday 28 October at 20:30, with Werder Bremen facing a trip to the Stadion an der Gellertstraße to play a strong third-tier Chemnitz side at 19:00 on the same day.
Regional league clubs Kickers Würzburg, 1. FC Magdeburg and Offenbacher Kickers all have home ties against Eintracht Braunschweig, Bayer Leverkusen (both on 29 October at 19:00) and Karlsruher SC (on 28 October at 19:00) respectively.
The second round fixtures in full:
Tuesday 28 October, 19:00
Chemnitzer FC - Werder Bremen
Offenbacher Kickers - Karlsruher SC
Arminia Bielefeld - Hertha BSC
VfR Aalen - Hannover 96
Tuesday 28 October, 20:30
MSV Duisburg - 1. FC Köln
Dynamo Dresden - VfL Bochum
1. FC Kaiserslautern - SpVgg Greuther Fürth
FC St. Pauli - Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday 29 October, 19:00
1. FC Magdeburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Kickers Würzburg - Eintracht Braunschweig
1860 München - SC Freiburg
RB Leipzig - FC Erzgebirge Aue
Wednesday 29 October, 20:30
Hamburger SV - FC Bayern München
1899 Hoffenheim - FSV Frankfurt
VfL Wolfsburg - 1. FC Heidenheim
Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Mönchengladbach
