Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has dedicated his side's victory in the DFB-Pokal final to former teammate Junior Malanda, who died in a car crash earlier this year.

Dieter Hecking's side lifted the trophy for the first time after defeating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in Saturday's final, with the former Chelsea man netting their second.

"We have kept playing for him since the winter break. We had him with us and he would have hoped we won it," De Bruyne told ARD after the game.

"It was a great game for us. We struggled in the first 20 minutes but after that we played great."

Dortmund took an early lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but Luiz Gustavo cancelled out his opener before De Bruyne put Wolfsburg in front. Bas Dost added a third to put them out of sight before half time.