MUNICH Dutch winger Arjen Robben was the inspiration as Bayern
Munich crushed second division Kaiserslautern 5-1 on Wednesday to set
up a mouth-watering German Cup final against Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern, who face Real Madrid in the Champions League
semi-finals next week, stayed on course for an unprecedented
back-to-back treble having already clinched the league title.
The Bavarians, who have won the German Cup a record 16 times,
have not enjoyed a good run since clinching the Bundesliga crown,
however, slumping to a draw and two defeats in their last three league
games.
The visitors defended well from the start but they paid the
price for their first mistake when Robben floated in a corner and
Bastian Schweinsteiger was given far too much space in the box to head
in.
Bayern, who lost 3-0 to Dortmund on Saturday, added another with
Robben again the provider, cutting into the middle from the right in his
trademark move before laying the ball off for Toni Kroos to rifle home
after 32 minutes.
Robben earned a penalty five minutes after the restart and Thomas Mueller converted the spot-kick.
Kaiserslautern refused to surrender, however, briefly cutting
the deficit through Simon Zoller's glancing header on the hour before
Bayern's Mario Mandzukic struck 12 minutes from time to put the game
beyond the visitors.
Goetze completed a solid Bayern performance with a close-range tap-in after a flick by Franck Ribery in stoppage time.
Dortmund, the 2012 Cup winners, booked their spot in the final with a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
Reuters
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