DFB POKAL SEMI-FINAL - BAYERN MUNICH V KAISERSLAUTERN
Venue: Allianz Arena Date: Wednesday, 16 April Kick-off: 19:30 BST
Coverage: Match report on BBC Sport website
Bayern Munich are wary of a German Cup semi-final shock against Kaiserslautern as they bid to bounce back from their first shaky patch of the season.
The Bundesliga champions have only won one of their last five matches in all competitions and lost 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund at the weekend.
Kaiserslautern, who are fourth in the second tier, visit Bayern on Wednesday.
"I've got to find solutions. It's risky for the Kaiserslautern game too," said boss Pep Guardiola.
The winners will face either Borussia Dortmund or Wolfsburg, who play on Tuesday.
Bayern won the league on 25 March, with a record seven games to spare.
However, since then they have drawn one and lost two Bundesliga games - their first league defeats of the season - and were in danger of going out of the Champions League to Manchester United until scoring three goals to come from behind.
Kaiserslautern beat Bayer Leverkusen in the last round and Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge warned: "It will be important for us not to underestimate the opposition. They showed what damage they can do against a Bundesliga team at Leverkusen."
Bayern won the cup last season as part of a treble they are trying to defend.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who went off at half-time against Dortmund on Saturday, is expected to be fit.
"We know the scale of the challenge we face at home to Kaiserslautern if we want to make it to the final in Berlin. That's crucial," said Neuer.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Bayern Munich bid to avoid cup semi shock to Kaiserslautern
DFB POKAL SEMI-FINAL - BAYERN MUNICH V KAISERSLAUTERN
Venue: Allianz Arena Date: Wednesday, 16 April Kick-off: 19:30 BST
Coverage: Match report on BBC Sport website
Bayern Munich are wary of a German Cup semi-final shock against Kaiserslautern as they bid to bounce back from their first shaky patch of the season.
The Bundesliga champions have only won one of their last five matches in all competitions and lost 3-0 to Borussia Dortmund at the weekend.
Kaiserslautern, who are fourth in the second tier, visit Bayern on Wednesday.
"I've got to find solutions. It's risky for the Kaiserslautern game too," said boss Pep Guardiola.
The winners will face either Borussia Dortmund or Wolfsburg, who play on Tuesday.
Bayern won the league on 25 March, with a record seven games to spare.
However, since then they have drawn one and lost two Bundesliga games - their first league defeats of the season - and were in danger of going out of the Champions League to Manchester United until scoring three goals to come from behind.
Kaiserslautern beat Bayer Leverkusen in the last round and Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge warned: "It will be important for us not to underestimate the opposition. They showed what damage they can do against a Bundesliga team at Leverkusen."
Bayern won the cup last season as part of a treble they are trying to defend.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who went off at half-time against Dortmund on Saturday, is expected to be fit.
"We know the scale of the challenge we face at home to Kaiserslautern if we want to make it to the final in Berlin. That's crucial," said Neuer.
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