Overview
- FC Bayern München beat Union Berlin 3:2 in the DFB-Pokal round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals, surviving heavy late pressure at the Alte Försterei.
- Union dominated open play with major statistical superiority — including an xG near 2.7, 16–18 shots to Bayern’s 6–8, and a wave of crosses — but were undone by dead-ball defending.
- Leopold Querfeld converted two penalties for Union after VAR interventions, yet Bayern’s early set-piece goals proved decisive.
- Union supporters staged a coordinated protest featuring a 12-minute silence and pyrotechnics linked to nationwide resistance to proposed stadium surveillance measures.
- Separately, Fortuna Düsseldorf’s 1:2 defeat to Dynamo Dresden left the club a point above a direct relegation place as fans demand coach Markus Anfang’s dismissal and, in some cases, hold Klaus Allofs and Christian Weber responsible.