A cracking volley from Spain international Xabi Alonso sealed Bayern Munich’s place in the German Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after a 1-0 win over Darmstadt.
The 34-year-old midfielder launched a long-range strike from outside the area with 40 minutes gone at Munich’s Allianz Arena which hit the top left-hand corner and gave Darmstadt goalkeeper Christian Mathenia no chance.
“Even I wouldn’t have tried to pull that one off,” said Bayern’s impressed Germany striker Thomas Mueller when asked about Alonso’s strike.
Having knocked out holders Wolfsburg in the previous round, Pep Guardiola’s remain the team to beat in the cup.
Bayern could have made it 2-0 when Robert Lewandowski headed against the post later in the first half.
However, Bayern went through despite another below-par performance from the German league leaders, who were equally unimpressive during their 2-0 Bundesliga win against Ingolstadt on Saturday.
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