Overview
- Bayern overturned Ragnar Ache’s opener to beat Köln 4:1, with Harry Kane scoring twice and Michael Olise adding a late fourth after Luis Díaz’s disputed equaliser.
- Jonas Urbig started in goal for Bayern against his former club, deputising for the suspended Manuel Neuer and producing key early saves.
- Díaz’s 36th-minute goal stood despite a clear offside because VAR is not used in the first two DFB-Pokal rounds.
- Bayer Leverkusen advanced 4:2 after extra time at SC Paderborn, capitalising on Felix Götze’s red card with an Álex Grimaldo free kick before late strikes from Ibrahim Maza and Aleix Garcia decided it.
- Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Freiburg and Magdeburg also progressed, setting up a last-16 slate scheduled for December; Bayern’s win extended their perfect start to 14 straight victories in all competitions, as noted by SPORT1.