DFB-Pokal Second Round: BVB, Leipzig And Frankfurt Advance Ahead Of Bayern vs Magdeburg
DFB-Pokal second round results: BVB edge five-goal thriller at Bremen, Leipzig come from behind at Essen, Said El Mala bags brace in Cologne's 5-0 win over Union Berlin.
Fullkrug double in vain as Dortmund reach last 16, Cologne Thrash Union Berlin...
Marcel Sabitzer struck deep into stoppage time as Borussia Dortmund edged Werder Bremen 3-2 in a dramatic DFB-Pokal second-round tie on Tuesday.
Dortmund looked in control after Serhou Guirassy and Carney Chukwuemeka put the hosts 2-0 up, but former BVB striker Niclas Fullkrug came off the bench to score twin four minutes and level it.
AN INSANE FINISH! https://t.co/1rdV45aQrQ
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) October 27, 2026
With the tie heading for extra-time, former Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder Sabitzer settled it with a superb free-kick curled into the top corner to send Dortmund through.
The on-loan West Ham striker Fullkrug has now scored in seven straight games for Bremen, with 11 goals in nine matches this season.
Earlier on Tuesday, Christoph Baumgartner scored twice in the final 12 minutes to rescue 10-man RB Leipzig in a 2-1 win at third-tier Rot-Weiss Essen.
Lucas Brumme had given Essen a ninth-minute lead, and Leipzig's task got harder just before half-time when Nicolas Seiwald was sent off for a second yellow card.
With the tie heading for extra time, former Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder Sabitzer curled a superb free-kick into the top-left corner to send Dortmund through to the next round.
“I'm really happy it went in. My right foot has always been pretty decent. It's good for the team, but also good for me,” Sabitzer told Sky Germany.
On loan from West Ham for the season, Fullkrug has now found the net in seven consecutive games for Bremen, with 11 goals in nine appearances this term after managing just three in 18 months in London.
Earlier on Tuesday, Christoph Baumgartner struck twice in the final 12 minutes to spare 10-man RB Leipzig in a 2-1 comeback win away to third-tier Rot-Weiss Essen.
Lucas Brumme fired the hosts in front after just nine minutes, and Leipzig's night got tougher just before the break when Nicolas Seiwald was shown a second yellow card.
Comeback complete 🪄 Baumi's brace puts us through to the next round 👊 ⏱️ FT | 1-2 | #RWERBL https://t.co/f6uKod4PAv
— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) October 27, 2026
Leipzig, winners of the competition in successive seasons in 2022 and 2023, looked set for an early exit until Baumgartner netted twice in the space of five minutes.
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On the eve of the match, Essen supporters had concreted over the away end entrance, leaving city authorities scrambling to clear it in time for kick-off.
Robin Koch, Jonathan Burkardt and Younes Ebnoutalib were on target as Eintracht Frankfurt eased to a 3-1 victory at three-time winners Hamburg.
Germany prospect Said El Mala bagged a brace as Cologne thrashed Union Berlin 5-0 at home to advance.
Elsewhere, Bundesliga clubs Mainz and Elversberg both crashed out, going down to Bochum and Darmstadt respectively, while Augsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach booked their places in the last 16.
On Wednesday, holders Bayern Munich host Magdeburg, in what will be Harry Kane's first outing since winning the Ballon d'Or on Monday.
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