Bayern Munich scraped through to the German Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 win over Union Berlin in a chaotic encounter on Wednesday. Harry Kane opened the scoring with a first-half header, while both sides contributed to the drama with two own-goals and two penalties.
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Bayern’s goals came via set-pieces, with Joshua Kimmich’s corners leading to two Union own-goals, and Kane’s header doubling the lead. Union Berlin’s Leopold Querfeld converted two penalties, keeping the hosts in contention.
The victory sends Bayern into the last eight of the DFB-Pokal, a competition they have historically dominated with 20 titles, though it has yielded limited recent success for the Bavarians. Kane admitted afterward that the performance “wasn’t our prettiest game,” but expressed confidence in the team’s ability to compete against any opponent.
Elsewhere, Holstein Kiel advanced on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Hamburg, while defending champions Stuttgart overcame 10-man Bochum 2-0, despite what striker Deniz Undav described as an “ugly performance.” Freiburg also booked a quarter-final spot with a 2-0 win over Darmstadt.
Bayer Leverkusen, St Pauli, RB Leipzig, and Hertha Berlin completed the line-up for the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals.
