DFB Pokal — Harry Kane scores as Bayern Munich reaches quarter-finals; Stuttgart and Freiburg also qualify

Harry Kane scored his 25th Bayern Munich goal of the season and gave away a penalty as he led his team to the quarter-finals of the German Cup (DFB Pokal) with a 3-2 win over Union Berlin on Wednesday.

Bayern took the lead with an own goal for Union’s Ilyas Ansah before Kane headed in the Bavarians’ second from a corner in the 23rd minute.

A handball from Bayern defender Jonathan Tah allowed Leopold Querfeld to get his side back into the match with a penalty before another own goal, this time from Diogo Leite, restored Bayern’s two-goal lead.

Querfeld scored again from the spot when the referee ruled that Kane had used his elbow while jumping for the ball. The Austrian defender almost scored a hat-trick late on when his header narrowly went wide.

Bayern is in the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2022-2023 season. Since winning the trophy in 2020, it hasn’t progressed beyond that stage.

Bayern remains unbeaten in fifteen games against German opposition this season. The only game Bayern did not win was a 2-2 draw against Union in the Bundesliga last month.

Bayern midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic limped off in the 49th minute with a left leg injury.

Stuttgart’s German Cup defense continued with a 2-0 win over Bochum to reach the quarter-finals after a nightmarish match for Bochum defender Philipp Strompf.

Stuttgart took the lead in the 12th when Strompf headed a long Stuttgart throw-in past his own goalkeeper, after which Strompf was sent off just before half-time. He lost the ball to Deniz Undav and then fouled Undav when the Stuttgart striker would otherwise have continued on target.

Undav doubled Stuttgart’s lead with a header shortly after half-time, and his team cruised from there to victory over second division Bochum pdf view.

Freiburg defeated second division Darmstadt 2-0 thanks to a penalty from Vincenzo Grifo and another goal from Lucas Höler. Grifo hit a second penalty against the crossbar late in the match.

Published on December 4, 2025