Is Bayern Munich ready to bring the DFB-Pokal back home?This might be Bayern’s year after all. The Rekordmeister have never looked more confident in themselves, and they as a footballing side have never looked this formidable in a long time. Some might call them a force to reckon with, most Bayern fans just attribute the Kompany effect.After 2022/23, Bayern have for the first time in four years, cleared the round of 16, progressing to the quarter-final. This comes following a fantastic, well-fought game against Union Berlin where they won 3-2. The other sides that have progressed include: Bayer Leverkusen: Fighting against Borussia Dortmund, Die Werkself managed a first-half lead and held onto it with their lives. The game ended 1-0, and interestingly came right after they lost to Dortmund in the league.FC St. Pauli: Despite having been defeated by Bayern earlier, Pauli applied the magic of the Pokal to hand Borussia Monchengladbach a resounding 2-1 defeat. Now that, is a superpower.SC Freiburg: With a solid Bundesliga campaign brewing, Freiburg make themselves seen in the Pokal, beating 10-man SV Darmstadt 2-0. Vincenzo Grifo shows no signs of slowing down either… now that is a quietly scary side.Hertha Berlin: The blue side of Berlin makes the cut. Now that is a statement hardly anyone could have expected, but it is the truth. Having settled in the 2. Bundesliga, Hertha have been doing okay for themselves and faced FC Kaiserslautern. A numbing 6-1 defeat keeps FCK out the Pokal, and most importantly, gives Hertha bragging rights — Union are out, and they stayed.RB Leipzig: Second on the Bundesliga table, RB Leipzig continue their season with a respectable 3-1 win against FC Magdeburg with an in-form Antonio Nusa opening the scoring sheet for them.VfB Stuttgart: Title holders VfB Stuttgart remain in the mix and their opponent of (not) choice was Bayern’s favourite, VfL Bochum. 10-man Bochum could only watch as Stuttgart, with a quiet 2-0 win progress further in the Pokal.Holstein Kiel: Bayern’s public enemy #1 Holstein Kiel make the cut this year, doing FC St. Pauli fans a favor. They beat Hamburg SV on penalties (yes). Now many a Bayern fan know what Kiel and penalties look like. One can only pray to the DFB Gods that Bayern not face them.The 2025/26 DFB Pokal quarterfinalists The draw will take place on Sunday 📷 @SkySportDEpic.twitter.com/weCJGNS0Mo— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 3, 2025The draw will happen this weekend, on Sunday. What do you think of the Pokal so far? Let us know!