BAYERN EDGE PAST AUGSBURG, FRANKFURT LEAVE IT LATE

Munich - FC Bayern München took the next step towards the retention of their DFB Cup title by prevailing in a feisty Bavarian derby over FC Augsburg. Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt saw off a spirited SV Sandhausen thanks to Joselu's hat-trick to join Bayern in the last eight.bundesliga.com rounds Wednesday's late kick-offs...

FC Augsburg 0-2 FC Bayern München

Bayern, unbeaten in this competition since May 2012, made clear their intentions of extending that run early on. Arjen Robben added to his two goals at the weekend with an excellent solo strike after all of four minutes, latching onto Mario Mandzukic’s cushioned through-ball. Robben was the first casualty of Augsburg’s physical approach, being taken off after 17 minutes as the hosts looked to disrupt the holders’ rhythm.

Augsburg almost added incision to their organisation after half-time, Andre Hahn tested Manuel Neuer from distance while David Alaba was called into action far more than an animated Pep Guardiola would have liked. Even the introduction of Franck Ribery couldn't rouse Bayern, but eventually Guardiola was calmed. Following a corner, Jerome Boateng dinked the ball towards the back post where Robben’s replacement, Thomas Müller, stretched to head Bayern into a two-goal lead. Raphael Holzhauser and Raul Bobadilla carved out threatening late chances, but they were unable to prevent Bayern reaching the last eight.

Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 SV Sandhausen 1916

Suffering from patchy domestic form, cup runs have been Frankfurt’s panacea, and their strong knockout performances continued after 19 minutes when Joselu provided a sliding finish to Vaclav Kadlec’s low cross. The hosts didn't have it all their own way however, as moments before the opener Sandhausen’s Marco Thiede had missed a golden opportunity in front of an open goal but somehow failed to find the target.

Joselu netted again four minutes after the break by powering his penalty into the bottom right-hand corner of Manuel Riemann’s goal. Frankfurt threatened to throw their quarter-final place away when Sebastian Rode put past his own keeper, before Sandhausen levelled when Simon Tüting’s left-footed volley beat Kevin Trapp from the edge of the box. As it was, Rode teed up Kadlec 20 yards out, and his rasping drive put the Eagles back in the lead. Joselu completed a hat-trick late on to enable Frankfurt to pen another chapter in their cup fairytale.

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