Bayern München - VfB Stuttgart !!!
This is the 70. Cup Final in German history. All around the world are very interested in this match and it is televised in more than 150 countries. Bayern Munich can win this Cup 15 times while Stuttgart has only 3 Cup wins in their history.
Record Double Winner FC Bayern Munich. No team won the national Championship and Cup so often as Bayern. They have incredible stats with 8 times getting the double. Other teams have only one time such a good season and this were Cologne, Bremen and Dortmund. Bayern Munich is also the only team who defends the double already in Season 2005/06. Their last double was 2009/10 !!!
Bayern Munich can go even with big teams in Europe if they win the Cup and gets his third title this season. No team ever has managed this in German history. They would be on the same level with teams like Celtic (1967), Ajax (1972), PSV Eindhoven (1988), ManU (1999), Barcelona (2009) and Inter Mailand (2010).
This club can win his 16 Cup title today. They are record Cup champion already with 15 but they want to walk on. Their first Cup win was 1957 against Düsseldorf and their last against Werder Bremen three years ago. Bayern was 19 times in the final and they lost only 3 of them. On the other side VfB Stuttgart stands 6 times (including today) there and won 3 times.
This is Bayern Munich 223. Cup match overall. They started 1935 and take part 53. times now. In their 222 matches of far they won 165, draw 21 and lost 37. Their goal goal difference is 635 to 233 !!! This means that they scored an average from 2,86 goals in each match and won 75 percent of their matches.
One of their best and longest streak they have against VfB Stuttgart at the moment. They won 8 times in a row (including 6x Bundesliga and 2x Cup). Also the goal difference form these 8 matches are absolutely clear of the Champions League winner side with 27-9.
Record Cup winner from Bayern is keeper Oliver Kahn with 6 wins but Bastian Schweinsteiger can go even with him today. He has 5 cups wins 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He can also overcome Lizarazu and School who had also 5. Coach Heynckes does not win the Cup so far as Coach, only as Player he won. This is his last match for Bayern as Coach and he can reach it in the end of his career.
The new Champions League Winner will face VfB Stuttgart for the final today. It is more David vs. Goliath but you never know because Cup games are always a bit special. So this can be that Stuttgart surprise Bayern Munich after their win in Champions League. The pressure is gone for Bayern as they want absolutely this big title and they got it but it can be that they lost a bit of their pressure what is absolutely important to call up their best performance. Additional a lot of trouble between Bayern and the Brazilian national team who called Dante and Gustavo to his squad. So they are not available for Bayern today, of course Gustavo only bench player but Dante is important as defender chief. Very bad situation that they could not take part in the final and maybe celebrate with his team and get some emotions from the final. The management from Bayern was very angry about the flexibility from the Brazilian organization and the none existing sympathy. Nevertheless they have to field a new central back with Boateng and van Buyten but it is not a bad one as van Buyten showed already his strength in a lof of matches and he has also huge experience. All the other positions are the same as in Champions League Final, I do not think that Coach Heynckes changes in the last season match and adventure the Triple.
For Stuttgart it is an absolutely high light today, they are huge underdog but they have in mind on a good day and if all go their way it can be happen that they surprise. The players are very confident but they have not the players to play like Dortmund did in Champions League Final where they pressed a lot and Bayern was in huge danger as they did not know how to play against. So it can be very different today, but Stuttgart try it with their opportunities and hope they are successfully with it. The lineup looks as always, they put up the team they are played often in the past weeks. This is Ulreich, Molinaro, Niedermeier, Tasci, Sakai, Boka, Gentner, Traore, Harnik, Maxim and Ibisevic. The only problem I see for Stuttgart that they lost their rhythm because Bundesliga ends two weeks ago. Sure they played some friendly matches but these are no competition conditions and they had no pressure or are nervous what they are for sure if they come in the stadium and see the huge crowd and atmosphere. This can be some disadvantage as well and they must be as professional as they can to handle this.
