BVB will travel to Rhenish Hesse full of confidence. “We’re delighted that we’ve crowned an outstanding season by qualifying for the final. The lads should enjoy the game in front of a big crowd. But we will of course give everything we have once again to win the title. That would be the cherry on the cake,” assured head coach Mike Tullberg, who sees the fact that the opposition have been drawn at home as a “small advantage for Mainz”. He added confidently: “We know this situation and we can deal with it well, because it feels like we’ve only had knockout matches and are used to not being able to lose.”

SV Werder Bremen won 5-2 against Toulouse FC in the third friendly of pre-season on Saturday afternoon. A total of 1,600 spectators packed into the Parkstadion in Zell am Ziller for the match, with Mamady Bangré putting the French side ahead in the opening quarter of an hour (15’). Romano Schmid was able to equalise (36’), before Niclas Füllkrug put the Green-Whites ahead (50’). Ado Onaiwu levelled the scores once more (57’), before Füllkrug’s second of the day (73’) and a brace from Dawid Kownacki (62’, 82’) sealed a 5-2 win.

Now, the club has extended the center-back’s deal through 2025 per an announcement on the FCBayern.com website:

“The fact that my teammates voted for me is really special. It’s an honour to captain my favourite club,” said Christian Günter. “The team council is a dynamic group and we’re all pleased to take on this responsibility over the coming months.”

A week after the season-opening event against Rangers at the PreZero Arena (29 July at 15:30 CET), TSG Hoffenheim will take on Fulham in London. The English top-flight outfit went into last season’s Premier League as a promoted club and finished strongly in 10th place. TSG will play at Craven Cottage, which is right next to the Thames, on 5 August. Kick-off is at 13:00 London time. Coach Marco Silva’s team includes the likes of Germany international Bernd Leno, who played a significant role in the West London side’s successful season last term by keeping eight clean sheets.

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