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Bayern suffer heaviest ever German Cup loss

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BERLIN, Oct 28: Bayern Munich usually deals out the thrashings in Germany, not the other way around.
The Bavarian powerhouse got a taste of its own medicine on Wednesday when Borussia Mönchengladbach knocked Bayern out of the German Cup with a fully deserved 5-0 victory in front of its ecstatic fans.
It was Bayern’s biggest-ever defeat in the competition and its heaviest loss in 43 years, since a 7-1 Bundesliga defeat at Fortuna Düsseldorf on Dec. 9, 1978.
Bayern conceded five goals in the German Cup for the first time since the 2012 final, when Borussia Dortmund wrapped up a domestic league and cup double with a 5-2 win. Bayern responded by winning the league, cup and Champions League treble the following year and every league title since.
Gladbach raced into an early three-goal lead with Kouadio Koné opening the scoring in the second minute, Ramy Bensebaini adding another goal in the 15th and then converting a penalty in the 21st.
It was the 35th minute before Bayern managed a shot at goal, with Serge Gnabry testing Yann Sommer in the Gladbach goal.
Breel Embolo made it 4-0 in the 51st and grabbed his second goal six minutes later with Manuel Neuer preventing worse as he saved from Dennis Zakaria.
Gladbach was one of only two teams to take points off Bayern in the league this season.
Leverkusen vs Karlsruher
Second-division club Karlsruher SC knocked Bayer Leverkusen out with a hard-fought 2-1 win. It’s been a bad 10 days for Leverkusen, which started with a 5-1 rout at home to Bayern. The team hasn’t won in three games since.
Union Berlin needed extra time to win 3-1 at third-division club Waldhof Mannheim.
Augsburg defeated Bochum 5-4 on penalties after their game finished 2-2 with extra time.
Christopher Buchtmann scored in extra time for St. Pauli to win 3-2 at second-division Dynamo Dresden.
Anthony Modeste scored two for Cologne to beat Bundesliga rival Stuttgart 2-0, and Hannover defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-0.
Also, Hansa Rostock completed the second round with a 4-2 penalty shootout win at Jahn Regensburg after their game finished 3-3 with extra time. (AP)

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