Stuttgart's German midfielder #16 Atakan Karazor celebrates after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

Stuttgart's Bosnian forward #09 Ermedin Demirovic celebrates after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

Stuttgart's German head coach Sebastian Hoeness (C-R) hugs his player Stuttgart's Portuguese forward #08 Tiago Tomas (C-L) as Freiburg's German defender #28 Matthias Ginter (C, foreground) lies on the pitch after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

Stuttgart's German forward #18 Jamie Leweling (C) and Stuttgart's Bosnian forward #09 Ermedin Demirovic celebrate after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

Stuttgart's Portuguese forward #08 Tiago Tomas (2nd L) celebrates with a teammate as Freiburg's German defender #28 Matthias Ginter (C) sits on the pitch after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

Freiburg's German goalkeeper #21 Florian Mueller (L) leaves the pitch after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

Stuttgart's players celebrate after Stuttgart's Portuguese forward #08 Tiago Tomas (L) scored the 2-1 goal during the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) semi-final football match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Freiburg in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 23, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images) / DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND QUASI-VIDEO.

French basketball player Bilal Coulibaly poses for a photocall upon arrival for the fourth edition of "Les Flammes" music award ceremony at the Seine Musicale, in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the western outskirts of Paris on April 23, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)