Bayern Munich survives drama: 3-2 win against Union Berlin!

Bayern Munich survives drama: 3-2 win against Union Berlin!

In the DFB Cup round of 16 on December 4, 2025, FC Bayern Munich won 3-2 against 1. FC Union Berlin. This means Bayern will move into the quarter-finals and can hope for a return to the DFB Cup final, which they last reached in 2020. The game was characterized by exciting moments and some strange goals, which were mainly caused by mistakes in defensive play.

In the 12th minute, Union Berlin scored an own goal through Ilyas Ansah when he was unable to properly clear a corner. Harry Kane, who also scored a goal in the 24th minute, cleverly exploited the uncertainty in the Union defense. After Union Berlin came back into the game through Leopold Querfeld, who converted two penalties, another own goal from Diogo Leite in the 45th + 4th minute caused excitement. His header from a free kick made it 3-2 for Bayern.

Fighting spirit and drama

Union Berlin showed itself to be the more active part right from the start, had more shots on goal at halftime (9:4) and a higher expected goals statistic (1.14:0.60). Nevertheless, coach Steffen Baumgart's team was unable to take advantage of the many opportunities. Bayern, on the other hand, made more of their opportunities and benefited from the Achilles tendon errors of goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow, who at times did not show the necessary security.

After the first penalty in the 40th minute, which was given due to a handball by Jonathan Tah, the game was open again. Querfeld converted safely and brought Union back into the game in the 55th minute. However, his good performance was overshadowed when he missed a great chance to equalize in the 86th minute: he narrowly failed with a header.

The next challenges

For Bayern, this game was another sign of their strength in the knockout phase of the DFB Cup. Next weekend there will be a duel against VfB Stuttgart, while Union Berlin will face VfL Wolfsburg. There is great anticipation for these encounters as both teams want to further develop their form and hope for further cup success.

The DFB Cup remains exciting and spectators can look forward to the next rounds. However, as the statistics Kicker show, the competition for Bayern is getting bigger and bigger. Whether they can win the title again will be seen in the coming games. The football year 2025 still has a few surprises in store.