FC Bayern / Alexandra Beier
A southern classic in the cup! After booking their place in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday evening, FC Bayern Women can reach another quarter-final on Sunday. From Oslo it's onto the Breisgau for Alexander Straus' side as they take on SC Freiburg in the DFB Cup round of 16. Kick-off at the Dreisamstadion on Sunday 24 November is at 16:00 CET. All the info in the preview.
The state of play
Having impressed in the Bundesliga last weekend with a convincing 5-0 win over FC Carl Zeiss Jena, the Munich girls had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Vålerenga in the Champions League in midweek.
FCB Women got to the last 16 of the cup by thrashing SC Sand 6-0 in the second round.
FC Bayern Women and SC Freiburg recently drew 2-2 in the Bundesliga. | IMAGO
The opponents: Freiburg
The Breisgau outfit have been in good form lately. Aside from defeats to Frankfurt (6-0) and Wolfsburg (3-0), SCF have not lost any of their last 10 games in all competitions. Last time out, they collected their fifth win of the league season with a 1-0 success against SGS Essen. In the cup, goals from Samantha Steuerwald and Greta Stegemann booked their place in the round of 16 in a 2-1 win over 1. FC Nürnberg.
The team news
Head coach Straus will once again be without Lena Oberdorf (cruciate ligament), Katharina Naschenweng (knee) and Franziska Kett (ankle) as well as Mala Grohs (illness). Magou Doucouré, Luzie Zähringer and Juliane Schmid travelled back to Munich from Oslo and will play for the reserve team against Eintracht Frankfurt II on Sunday.
Coach Alexander Straus is expecting a difficult game against Freiburg. | FC Bayern / Alexandra Beier
The pre-match quotes
Giulia Gwinn: "It'll be important to show good energy on the day, to be on it from the start and impose our game. We still have unfinished business with Freiburg from the last league game. We certainly want to produce a different performance to that, get the job done and get through to the next round."
Alexander Straus: "Freiburg have demonstrated that they're a good side, it'll be another difficult game. Even if we're just a few percentage points off it, we keep these games open. Freiburg are a team who work hard and are always highly motivated, especially against us."
FCB Women advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday evening with two matches to spare:
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