At the last minute, in the 96th minute, on the brink of the end, against a team from the German third category, Saarbrücken, Bayern Munich suffered a resounding setback in the German Cup, being eliminated 2-1 in the round of 32 , in contrast to Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund or Eintracht, who continue ahead.
With a recognizable eleven, with the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the center backs Min Jae or De Ligt (injured in the 25th minute), the full back Alphonse Davies, the midfielder Kimmich, the attacker Thomas Müller or the winger Leroy Sané, and ahead in The score in the 16th minute, through Müller after a pass from Kratzig, Bayern came back.
Patrick Sontheimer scored 1-1 on the stroke of half-time; Thomas Tuchel turned to Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry at the time of the duel and Bayern finally fell in the final moments, with Marcel Gaus' 2-1 in the 96th minute, when extra time seemed the only possible destination for the duel between the most powerful club in Germany and a 'third team'.
Two seasons ago, Bayern also lost in this round, but against a Bundesliga team, Borussia Moenchengladbach, 5-0 down. The same thing happened in 2020-21, when Holstein Kiel defeated him.
For its part, Xabi Alonso's invincible Bayer Leverkusen did not resolve until the last minute. The leader of the Bundesliga, winner of nine of the ten matchdays (only Bayern took two points away from them so far with a draw in Munich), suffered until the 85th minute against Sandhausen (2-5), from the third German team, until that Adam Hlozek definitely made the difference with 2-3.
Before, goals from Exequiel Palacios (0-1, m. 21), Christoph Ehlich (1-1, m. 50), Jonathan Tah (1-2, m. 52) and Yassin Ben Balla (2-2, m. . 57) had marked equality in the result. After Hlozek's 2-3, Bayer Leverkusen already unleashed the rout to 2-5, with a 'double' from Amine Adli.
Teams such as Borussia Dortmund (0-1 against Hoffenheim) and Eintracht de Frankfrut (0-2 against Viktoria Cologne) remain in the competition, while Freiburg (1-3 against Paderborn) and Mainz 05 ( 3-0 against Hertha Berlin) have said goodbye to the tournament.
