"Die Roten will have to face their biggest challenge yet on the way back to German cup glory. The draw of fate brings a Bundesliga top-of-the-table clash in a single-elimination game with RB Leipzig. With Bayern topping the league and Leipzig in second, both teams are considered heavy favourites for the trophy. But now, there will be an early finale in the last eight."
"In the first outing, Vincent Kompany and Bayern had outclassed Ole Werner and the Red Bulls in the Bundesliga season opener. An emphatic 6-0 victory via Harry Kane's hat-trick, Michael Olise's brace, and Luis Diaz's league debut goal was an early sign of Bayern's dominance so far this year. After the defeat, RB Leipzig has bounced back tremendously under the wings of teenage sensations Yan Diomande and Assan Ouedraogo, as well as experienced veterans like Christopher Baumgartner and David Raum."
"RB Leipzig has been one of the most prolific teams in the DFB-Pokal in recent memory. They hoisted the title twice in the last five years, in 2022 and 2023. They have been more successful in this competition than Bayern in the recent past. However, Bayern has also been Leipzig's bogey team in the cup. On the two occasions the clubs have ever faced each other, Bayern has always walked away victorious, including a 3-0 victory in the 2019/20 season final, when Die Rote"
Bayern Munich secured a hard-fought win over Union Berlin at the Alten Forsterei to reach the DFB-Pokal quarterfinals for the first time in over five years. The quarterfinal draw pairs Bayern with Bundesliga second-place RB Leipzig in a single-elimination, top-of-the-table clash to be played at the Allianz Arena on February 3. Bayern dominated Leipzig 6-0 in the Bundesliga season opener, while Leipzig have since rebounded under young talents Yan Diomande and Assan Ouedraogo alongside veterans. Leipzig won the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023, but Bayern have beaten Leipzig in previous cup meetings, including a 3-0 2019/20 final victory. A league meeting at Red Bull Arena on January 17 will precede the cup tie.
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