Bayern Munich kept hoping for a second straight treble intact by
reaching the final of the DFB Pokal - with a 5-1 victory over
Kaiserslautern.
Pep
Guardiola 's men are on track to emulate their achievements of last
season, when the Bavarians won the Bundesliga , Champions League and DFB
Pokal - after a triumph in the semifinals at ease in Allianz Arena on Wednesday.Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger put Bayern , who had already been
crowned Bundesliga champions and won the FIFA Club World Cup in
December, before midway through the first half with a fine headed
effort.Toni Kroos scored shortly thereafter to put Bayern in full control before a second-half penalty from Thomas Muller ease nerves.Simon
Koller pull back for a second-tier outfit Kaiserslautern, but turned
out to be little more than a consolation as Bayern to victory , Mario
Mandzukic and Mario Götze both marking the end to set up a attractive display with Borussia Dortmund in Berlin next month.Muller
, who replaced Gotze in the following starting eleven Bayern 3-0 home
defeat last week in Dortmund, came close to opening the scoring after
eight minutes, as his head intelligent cutting Schweinsteiger was
diverted to the crossbar.Guests worked for much of the opening period against a determined
defense Kaiserslautern , but Guardiola 's men have made the
breakthrough on 23 minutes when Schweinsteiger powered home a beautiful
corner headed in point of Arjen Robben .And the lead was doubled nine minutes later , meeting Kroos Robben
layoff on the edge of the area with an exquisite finish that
Kaiserslautern goalkeeper Tobias Sippel curved past and into the bottom
corner .Any hope of a recovery Kaiserslautern were extinguished just five
minutes into the second half Muller puts the ball home from the place
after Chris Lowe sparked Robben in the surface.Bayern refused to take their foot off the accelerator , though, and
would have added a fourth Franck Ribery had not missed the target when
presented with an empty net pulling back Muller .The visitors then reduced the deficit on the hour mark, the attacker
Zoller watching Right Cross Florian Dick beyond Bayern goalkeeper Lukas
Raeder .But Bayern was far from over and reiterated their dominant position 13
minutes from time when confidence Mandzukic slotted home after locking
substitute throughball of Gotze .Gotze
then rounded another beautiful projection Bayern in stoppage time ,
blending effortlessly with Ribéry before coolly finishing the point
blank range .
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