Two seasons ago, they were sensationally eliminated in the round of 16 by third-tier Saarbrucken, and last year they were slightly less sensationally eliminated in the quarterfinals by Bayer Leverkusen, and they don't want to repeat that mistake.
Bayern Munich is in the semi-finals of the German Cup, a competition that - what a piece of information - they haven't won in five years.
Given the extent of the Bavarians' dominance in German football in recent years, only three trophies in the last ten years seem small, too small...
Vincent Kompany's team, however, is on the verge of breaking a bad tradition, as they defeated Leipzig 2-0 in the quarter-final clash tonight at the Allianz Arena.
VAR disallowed a goal for the visitors in the first half, video technology also denied them a penalty, but in the second half - there was no doubt.
Bayern solved everything in just three minutes, Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot in the 64th minute, and Luis Dias was sent off in the 67th minute..
Freiburg, Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen also advanced to the semifinals.
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