Bayern Munich cruised into the round of 16 of the German Cup with a 6-1 win over second-division Magdeburg, while South Korea defender Kim Min-jae remained on the bench after returning from injury.
The Bundesliga powerhouse beat Magdeburg at Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday in the round of 32 of the 2026-27 DFB-Pokal.
Michael Olise opened the scoring in the 10th minute, but Magdeburg equalized five minutes later through Mateusz Zukowski.
Bayern regained the lead in the 21st minute through Ismael Saibari and steadily pulled away from there.
After taking a 2-1 lead into halftime, Bayern added four more goals in the second half. Olise converted a penalty five minutes after the restart before Alphonso Davies, Nathaniel Brown and David Santos Daiber also scored.
Olise finished with two goals and also assisted Saibari's winner.
Before the match, Bayern players formed a guard of honor for Harry Kane, who on Monday became the first Englishman in 25 years and the first Bayern player in 45 years to win the Ballon d'Or.
Kane was named among the substitutes but did not play.
Kim was also on the bench and did not enter the match.
Kim started Bayern's 2-2 Champions League draw with Arsenal on Oct. 22 but was substituted at halftime.
German media reported that the change was prompted by problems with his groin and knee.
He was then left out of Bayern's squad for its Bundesliga away match against Freiburg on Oct. 26 before returning to the matchday squad against Magdeburg.
South Korean forwards Yoon Do-young and Lee Chung-hyun, who are playing for Magdeburg on loan, were both left out of the squad.
Elsewhere, Hwang Hee-chan started for Schalke in its away match against second-division Dynamo Dresden and played 77 minutes without recording a goal or assist as Schalke lost 2-0 and was eliminated.
Hwang was booked in the 44th minute after appearing to shove an assistant referee while protesting a decision.
German newspaper Bild criticized the incident as a “stupid action” and said Hwang was fortunate not to be sent off.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
