Borussia Dortmund have reached the DFB Cup final on Tuesday evening after an enthralling cup tie against FC Bayern München. Dortmund won the tie 2-0 on penalties; the game ended 1-1 after extra time. İlkay Gündoğan and Sebastian Kehl converted penalties for the visitors, in front of 75,000 spectators in Munich.
Bayern’s Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso sent their penalties wide, BVB keeper Mitch Langerak saved from Mario Götze and Manuel Neuer hit the bar.
"Slipping can happen and it’s a shame that it happened in the semi final,” said Lahm after the game. “We had chances to win the game but we didn’t take them. Congratulations to Borussia Dortmund.”
BVB have lifted the cup three times and will be participating in the final for the seventh time, which will be their last game under Jürgen Klopp. They will face the winner of tomorrow’s game between VfL Wolfsburg and third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in the final, which takes place in Berlin’s Olympiastadion on 30th May.
Bayern hit the front
Robert Lewandowski had but Bayern in front in the first half. His delightful chip hit the woodwork but kindly dropped at the feet of the Poland striker, who calmly slotted the ball home. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (75’) equalised. Dortmund had Kevin Kampl sent off for a second yellow card in extra time but they hold on for penalties.
Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola’s line-up included a few surprises. The returning Arjen Robben took a place on the bench alongside Mario Götze and Bastian Schweinsteiger. The former returned to action in the 68th minute but had to leave the field just 16 minutes with a further injury.
Bayern started with a back three; Mitchell Weiser and Juan Bernat were the wing backs. Klopp utilised a 4-3-3 formation.
Thomas Müller had the first chance of the game but headed wide after 14 minutes. The Bavarians dominated the early exchanges, with Bernet and Weiser posing a big threat. Bayern took the lead after 30 minutes. Medhi Benatia played a delightful ball through to Robert Lewandowski, who hit the woodwork with his initial effort but converted the rebound.
Dortmund fight back
Bayern controlled the opening exchanges after the break. Müller, Thiago and Lewandowski all had efforts saved before Marcel Schmelzer’s handball (55’) went unnoticed by referee Peter Gagelmann. Aubameyang’s sliding effort levelled the game up; Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan had chances to clinch victory in normal time, whilst Bastian Schweinsteiger and Weiser could have won it in extra time for Bayern. The game went to penalties and Dortmund showed the cooler heads and will now contest the final in Berlin.
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Borussia Dortmund have reached the DFB Cup final on Tuesday evening after an enthralling cup tie against FC Bayern München. Dortmund won the tie 2-0 on penalties; the game ended 1-1 after extra time. İlkay Gündoğan and Sebastian Kehl converted penalties for the visitors, in front of 75,000 spectators in Munich.
Bayern’s Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso sent their penalties wide, BVB keeper Mitch Langerak saved from Mario Götze and Manuel Neuer hit the bar.
"Slipping can happen and it’s a shame that it happened in the semi final,” said Lahm after the game. “We had chances to win the game but we didn’t take them. Congratulations to Borussia Dortmund.”
BVB have lifted the cup three times and will be participating in the final for the seventh time, which will be their last game under Jürgen Klopp. They will face the winner of tomorrow’s game between VfL Wolfsburg and third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in the final, which takes place in Berlin’s Olympiastadion on 30th May.
Bayern hit the front
Robert Lewandowski had but Bayern in front in the first half. His delightful chip hit the woodwork but kindly dropped at the feet of the Poland striker, who calmly slotted the ball home. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (75’) equalised. Dortmund had Kevin Kampl sent off for a second yellow card in extra time but they hold on for penalties.
Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola’s line-up included a few surprises. The returning Arjen Robben took a place on the bench alongside Mario Götze and Bastian Schweinsteiger. The former returned to action in the 68th minute but had to leave the field just 16 minutes with a further injury.
Bayern started with a back three; Mitchell Weiser and Juan Bernat were the wing backs. Klopp utilised a 4-3-3 formation.
Thomas Müller had the first chance of the game but headed wide after 14 minutes. The Bavarians dominated the early exchanges, with Bernet and Weiser posing a big threat. Bayern took the lead after 30 minutes. Medhi Benatia played a delightful ball through to Robert Lewandowski, who hit the woodwork with his initial effort but converted the rebound.
Dortmund fight back
Bayern controlled the opening exchanges after the break. Müller, Thiago and Lewandowski all had efforts saved before Marcel Schmelzer’s handball (55’) went unnoticed by referee Peter Gagelmann. Aubameyang’s sliding effort levelled the game up; Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan had chances to clinch victory in normal time, whilst Bastian Schweinsteiger and Weiser could have won it in extra time for Bayern. The game went to penalties and Dortmund showed the cooler heads and will now contest the final in Berlin.
