On Wednesday evening in Germany, the last eight country cup (DFB Pokal) round of 16 matches were played. "Leipzig" at home fought with tournament favorites Munich's "Bayern" for a place in the next stage. Spectators witnessed a dramatic battle, and after an 11-meter penalty shootout, the Bavarians advanced further. "Leipzig" played with a numerical disadvantage from the 53rd minute, but that did not prevent them from taking the lead in the 68th minute - Emil Forsberg converted a penalty. However, the Bavarians equalized just five minutes later - Thiago Alcantara struck accurately. The teams had to play extra time, but no goals were scored and the battle moved to a penalty shootout. In it, "Bayern" converted all five shots, and Timo Werner missed the last fifth, leaving "Leipzig" without a ticket. Other matches ended with successful performances from "Koln", "Stuttgart", "Nurnberg", "Wolfsburg", "Heidenheim", "Freiburg", and "Werder". In addition, the Lithuanian Lukas Spalvis stood out in one of the games. All results: "Leipzig" 1 - 1 "Bayern" (penalty shootout: 4-5) "Hertha" 1 - 3 "Koln" "Kaiserlautern" 1 - 3 "Stuttgart" "Osnabruck" 2 - 3 "Nurnberg" "Wolfsburg" 1 - 0 "Hannover" "Regensburg" 2 - 5 "Heidenheim" "Freiburg" 3 - 1 "Dresden" "Werder" 1 - 0 "Hoffenheim"
