On Wednesday evening in the quarterfinals of the German Cup, Munich's Bayern secured a 3-1 victory over Schalke and advanced to the semifinals. In the third minute, Poland's national team striker Robert Lewandowski put Munich ahead. In the 16th minute, Thiago Alcantara doubled the lead, and 13 minutes later the same R. Lewandowski sealed the final result in this clash. In the 77th minute, Schalke were reduced to ten men, as Bayern's defender Holger Badstuber, who is still on loan, received his second yellow card. In the other quarterfinal match, Monchengladbach's Borussia defeated Hamburger SV 2-1 and also moved on to the semifinals.
