Bayern – RB Leipzig, Getty Images February 11, 2026, 11:52 p.m

Bayern Munich is the recognized hegemon of German football. And it is really hard to argue with this in the recent history of this glorious club. However, even in the domestic arena, “Rekordmeister” sometimes has some interesting adventures, and most of them are related to the German Cup. Because the last time Bayern succeeded in this competition was in the 2019/20 season, after which there were five unsuccessful attempts, three of which ended in the second round altogether.

At the same time, Munich did not progress beyond the quarter-finals, so when in the current campaign they reached this stage again, and also received in the opponents RB Leipzig, which already looked like a premature final, the audience at the Allianz Arena was clearly more nervous than before the recent match between these teams in the championship. And there, let’s recall, the defeat of the “Red Bulls” took place (5:1).

And then what to say about the episode in the fourth minute, when Diomande wound up four opponents on the right flank and went with them on his shoulders to the penalty area, after which he dropped the ball to Baumgartner, who shot into the far corner. It would be okay, the top scorer of the current draw even managed to celebrate his goal, but it was offside. And after that, Bavaria began to wake up.

But Vincent Kompany’s team did not immediately demonstrate their attacking ability. Goalkeeper Vandervodt also did an excellent job in moments with Kane and Diaz. However, Neuer was not bored on the line either – Raum’s shot from the left wing of the penalty area had to be dragged at the end of the half, which also largely missed the advantage of the hosts, but Pavlovich and Kane also wasted their opportunities before the break.

At the same time, the climax of the entire confrontation came in the middle of the second half, when in a few moments the spectators had time to watch how Baumgartner closed Raum’s free kick from the left flank with a header on the crossbar, and after a few seconds on the opposite side of the field, Vandervoordt rushed at the feet of Pavlovich when he received a throw from deep in the field.

And since this season, Bayern only need to give reasons to start scoring against their opponents, and they quickly scored the second goal. In just three minutes, Olise made a brilliant throw from deep on the right flank to Diaz, who beat the goalkeeper with a low kick in the penalty area. At this, RB frankly lost balance and control even on their own game, and the only thing they managed to do was jostle with their opponents during a self-inflicted moment.

Berlin’s Daniel Siebert’s final whistle sent Bayern Munich into the DFB-Pokal semi-finals, while RB Leipzig’s tournament journey ended prematurely.

Bavaria — RB Leipzig 2:0
Goals: Kane, 64 (pen.), Diaz, 67

Bavaria: Neuer — Stanisic (Laimer, 69), Upamecano, Ta, Davis (Ito, 90+4) — Kimmich, Olise, Pavlovich (Horetska, 80) — Gnabry (Musiala, 69), Kane, Diaz.

RB Leipzig: Vandervoordt — Baku, Orban, Lukeba (Bitsiabu, 90+4), Raum — Schlager (Banzuzi, 78), Seiwald, Baumgartner (Gomis, 89) — Diomande, Romulo (Garder, 78), Nusa (Gruda, 78).

Warning: Stanisych, Pavlovich, Laimer — Vandevordt, Seiwald, Romulo, Baumgartner