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Lucas Höler was Freiburg's hero away to Bayern Munich, scoring a stoppage-time penalty to fire his side into the DFB Cup semi-finals.
Lucas Höler was Freiburg's hero away to Bayern Munich, scoring a stoppage-time penalty to fire his side into the DFB Cup semi-finals. - © Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images
Lucas Höler was Freiburg's hero away to Bayern Munich, scoring a stoppage-time penalty to fire his side into the DFB Cup semi-finals. - © Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images
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Freiburg stun Bayern Munich to reach DFB Cup semi-finals

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Freiburg caused a major upset on Tuesday evening by coming from behind to knock Bayern Munich out of the DFB Cup in a 2-1 quarter-final thriller.

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Bayern 1-2 Freiburg
Goals: 1-0 Upamecano 20' (assist: Kimmich), 1-1 Höfler (27'), 1-2 Höler (pen. 90'+5)

Buoyed by returning to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to their 4-2 Klassiker victory over Borussia Dortmund at the weekend, Bayern began determined to assert their dominance and soon had their visitors on the back foot. Dayot Upamecano gave Thomas Tuchel’s side the lead with a powerful header from a corner, but Freiburg equalised a short while later when Nicolas Höfler arrowed in an unstoppable long-range drive on the half-volley. Both teams had chances to add to the scoreline before the interval, Lucas Höler failing to connect with Maximilian Eggestein’s cleverly disguised pass before Matthias Ginter cleared off the line from Thomas Müller.

Bayern continued to enjoy more of the ball in the second half but initially struggled to break down a Freiburg side that had regrouped well during the break. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting tested Mark Flekken with a drive from the edge of the box before Vincenzo Grifo found Ginter with a free-kick that the defender could only direct at Yann Sommer. Benjamin Pavard hit the bar with a looping header from a Joshua Kimmich free-kick as the home side turned the screw, the introductions of Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry off the bench adding further attacking menace for the final 20 minutes. And yet the longer Freiburg held on, the more their hopes continued to grow, culminating in a stoppage-time penalty awarded when Musiala handled a Höfler volley inside the box. Höler somehow kept his cool to smash in the spot-kick, sealing Freiburg's place in the semi-finals along with it.

Match stats

  • This was the first time Freiburg have ever beaten Bayern in Munich. Their away record against Bayern in the Bundesliga is: P23, W0, D3, L20.
  • Freiburg have never won the DFB Cup, but they lost 4-2 on penalties against RB Leipzig in last year's final.
  • Tuchel won the DFB Cup as coach of Dortmund in 2017.
  • Bayern reached the quarter-finals following victories against Viktoria Cologne, Augsburg and Mainz.
  • On their route to the last four this season, Freiburg eliminated second-tier sides Kaiserslautern, St. Pauli and Sandhausen.
  • Höfler's goal was just his 13th competitive strike for Freiburg, coming in his 294th appearance.

 Teams

Bayern: Sommer - Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt, Cancelo - Kimmich, Goretzka (Mane 79') - Sane, Müller (c), Coman (Gnabry 64') - Choupo-Moting (Musiala 64')
Unused subs: Ulreich, Davies, Sarr, Blind, Gravenberch, Stanisic
Out: Hernandez (knee), Mazraoui (ill), Neuer (broken leg), Tel (muscular)
Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Freiburg: Flekken - Sildillia, Ginter, Gulde - Doan, Eggestein, Höfler, Günter (c) - Höler, Gregoritsch, Grifo (Sallai 68')
Unused subs: Atubolu, Schmid, Keitel, Petersen, Jeong, Weißhaupt, Röhl, Schmidt
Out: Kyereh (cruciate ligament), Lienhart (thigh)
Coach: Christian Streich

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