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Kane Penalty, Díaz Finish Send Bayern Past Leipzig Into German Cup Semifinals

The win returns the 20-time winners to the competition’s last four for the first time since 2019–20.

Overview

  • Harry Kane converted a 64th-minute penalty for his sixth goal of this DFB-Pokal campaign, beating Maarten Vandevoordt from the spot.
  • Luis Díaz doubled the lead three minutes later after running onto a Michael Olise pass and finishing past the Leipzig goalkeeper.
  • The quarterfinal was played at Munich’s Allianz Arena and remained tight until Bayern’s second-half breakthrough.
  • Bayern join Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen and Freiburg in the semifinals, with the last-four ties scheduled for late April and the final on May 26 in Berlin.
  • Earlier league meetings were lopsided in Bayern’s favor at 6-0 and 5-1, but the cup tie required patient second-half strikes to settle.