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. More info: Click3here. 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.

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