Having recently guided Bayern to a remarkable 27th Bundesliga title, Heynckes is now looking to win a 19th career trophy in his final game in charge of the club. It would be the perfect send-off for the 73-year-old tactician, who as a player won the 1972 UEFA European Championship and the 1974 FIFA World with Germany.
Key absentees
The champions go into Saturday's meeting with Eintracht Frankfurt as favourites, despite a lengthy injury list. Jerome Boateng (thigh) and Arturo Vidal (knee) will have to watch the 75th DFB Cup final from the stands, while Manuel Neuer - whose place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup is in doubt following a broken foot - will likely only be fit enough for a place on the bench. Juan Bernat and Arjen Robben have been struggling with muscle strains but are hopeful of featuring against the Eagles.
Veteran trio handed new deals
Robben, Franck Ribery and Rafinha all committed their futures to the club recently, signing one-year extensions to their current deals. The trio are aiming to help the record-titleholders secure the domestic double for a 12th time, but Saturday's final is unlikely to be their last chance of silverware. "The only thing that counts here [at Bayern] is winning games and winning trophies," said Robben. "I decided to stay here because I want to give my all next season and be a key part of the team."
Three to watch
Robert Lewandowski: room for improvement against the Eagles
After receiving the Torjägerkanone - the award for the Bundesliga top scorer - for the third time in his career, Lewandowski (29 Bundesliga goals) is now aiming to complete a double of his own and finish the campaign as DFB Cup top scorer for a third time (2011/12, 2016/17). The Poland international has scored five goals so far in this season's competition, with Thomas Müller and Sebastien Haller netting four each. Lewandowski has struggled for goals in recent games against Eintracht, however: SGE are one of only two Germany-based sides - along with VfB Stuttgart - against whom the 29-year-old has failed to find the net this season.
Jupp Heynckes: veteran tactician eyeing third DFB Cup
Don Jupp's statistics speak for themselves: 1,700 competitive games as a player and coach, eight German top-flight titles, the treble with Bayern in 2013 and two DFB Cups - one as a player and the other as a coach. He first got his hands on this trophy in 1973, helping his beloved Borussia Mönchengladbach beat local rivals Köln 2-1 after extra time, before overcoming Stuttgart in the 2013 final to complete an unprecedented treble.
Javi Martinez: the key cog in midfield
The Spaniard has been ever present in the big games this season, appearing in all but one of Bayern's knockout fixtures in the DFB Cup and UEFA Champions League. The 29-year-old not only boasts an impressive pass completion rate of 93 per cent, but has also won 63 per cent of his attempted challenges.
