- Title: Bayern and Dortmund prepare for DFB Cup Final
- Date: 20th May 2016
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (MAY 20, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF OLYMPIC STADIUM
- Embargoed: 4th June 2016 18:46
- Keywords: Soccer German cup final Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0014IM3DBZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola on Friday (May 20) said he hopes his players deliver on their promise of a parting gift when they take on Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup final on Saturday (May 21).
"It's a final, of course it's special. It was years ago we were here, it was as special as today, as tomorrow," Guardiola told a joint news conference in Berlin.
The Spaniard, who takes over Manchester City next season, could win his second domestic double in three seasons after Bayern eased to a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title last week.
However, a failure to win the Champions League, which had been his mandate from the very start, has certainly taken the sheen off Guardiola's three-year stint at Bayern, in spite of dominance over his home rivals during that spell.
Dortmund, losing finalists in the past two seasons, will have their own man in the spotlight, with Germany defender Mats Hummels playing his last game for the Ruhr valley club after eight-and-a-half years before continuing his career at Bayern.
He is the third big-name Bayern signing from Dortmund since 2013 after Mario Goetze and Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski also completed the switch between the bitter rivals.
Hummels, who had failed to break into the Bayern team before joining Dortmund in 2008 and has now agreed to a five-year deal, had to endure some jeers and boos over the past few weeks. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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