🏆 Bayern finally crack the DFB-Pokal, wild drought ends against Leipzig | OneFootball

Can you still remember the last DFB-Pokal semi-final involving FC Bayern? If not, you are definitely forgiven!

Because the last time the Munich team stood among the best four German teams, the mask mandate had only been in place for a few weeks and Angela Merkel was still Chancellor for almost another year and a half.

Specifically, we’re talking about June 10, 2020. Back then, the record champions beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in front of empty stands at the Allianz Arena. A few weeks later, Thomas Müller and Co. secured the double with a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the final.

But afterwards, a rarely seen cup misery set in on Säbener Straße. In the past five years, Bayern never made it past the quarterfinals and at times embarrassed themselves to the bone.

The penalty shootout exit against second-division side Holstein Kiel, the heavy 0-5 defeat to Gladbach, and the embarrassing last-minute knockout against third-tier Saarbrücken are probably still haunting many fans to this day.

Now, however, Vincent Kompany’s team has managed to end this almost eerily long dry spell. Thanks to the 2-0 win over RB Leipzig, the southern Germans will finally enjoy another semi-final on April 21 or 22. Their opponents will be either Bayer Leverkusen, SC Freiburg, or VfB Stuttgart.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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