"Like the classic Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire, Bayern Munich relied on the kindness of strangers to advance past Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal Round of 16. Union Berlin conceded two own goals in the first half and the mountain proved too high to climb. In the month of November, Bayern developed a reputation for being unable to handle set pieces. Bayern reversed their fortunes against Union Berlin where all three Bayern goals came from dead ball kicks."
""We know playing here in Berlin is always difficult - a lot of long balls, second balls, duels, fighting," said Konrad Laimer (via @iMiaSanMia). "I thought we did well in the first half, we scored from set pieces, but conceded two penalties which made the game complicated. We're aware that set pieces are an important topic in football, so I'm happy we managed to use them to our advantage today. In the end cup games are all about advancing to the next round.""
Bayern Munich advanced past Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal Round of 16 following a match decided largely by set pieces and own goals. Union Berlin conceded two own goals in the first half, and Bayern scored three goals from dead-ball situations. Bayern had developed a reputation for failing to defend set pieces in November but reversed that trend in this match. Konrad Laimer said playing in Berlin is difficult and praised the team for scoring from set pieces while acknowledging two conceded penalties. Laimer noted cup games are about advancing and added that a home draw would be welcome.
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