Bayern ousts Leverkusen in Pokal to keep treble hopes alive
Bayern Munich remained on course to complete the treble, after booking their place in the DFB-Pokal final with a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
Goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz were the difference at BayArena for the Bundesliga champion, who will play either Stuttgart or Freiburg in the showpiece – its first since 2020.
Dayot Upamecano shot narrowly over early on, while Mark Flekken came to the host side's rescue by thwarting Diaz and Kane.
However, the England captain was not to be denied midway through the half, firing into the roof of the net from a Jamal Musiala cutback.
Flekken continued to keep Leverkusen alive in their third successive DFB-Pokal semi-final. The goalkeeper kept out Kane and Diaz, while Robert Andrich also cleared off the line from the latter.
Diaz finally put the tie to bed in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. The former Liverpool forward clipped the ball past Flekken from Leon Goretzka's square pass, with the goal eventually awarded following a VAR review after it was initially ruled out for offside.
