Freiburg's Austrian defender #03 Philipp Lienhart (top) and Stuttgart's Bosnian forward #09 Ermedin Demirovic vie for the ball 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.