Leipzig to play Freiburg in German Cup semifinals
FRANKFURT, Germany — German Cup holder Leipzig will take on Freiburg in the semifinals in a rematch of last year's final after the draw was made Sunday.
Freiburg will host the game either May 2 or 3. Freiburg stunned Bayern Munich 2-1 in their quarterfinal game on Tuesday and Leipzig beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on Wednesday.
Leipzig beat Freiburg to win the cup on penalties last year following a 1-1 draw after extra time.
Stuttgart hosts Eintracht Frankfurt in the other game. Stuttgart beat second-tier Nuremberg in the quarterfinals and Frankfurt knocked out Union Berlin.
The final is on June 3 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
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