Football news - Kingsley Coman grabs extra-time winner as Bayern beat Hertha
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Updated 06/02/2019 at 22:45 GMT
Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman scored an extra-time winner to give them a nervous 3-2 victory at Hertha Berlin on Wednesday and a spot in the German Cup quarter-finals as the Bavarians bounced back from their weekend league loss.
Kingsley Coman of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrates with team mates after scoring his team's third goal during the DFB Cup match between Hertha BSC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Olympiastadion on February 06, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
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The French winger, surrounded by three Hertha players, headed in from close range in the 98th minute, handing victory to Bayern who had dominated the encounter but somehow failed to win in normal time.
Hertha took a third-minute lead with their first effort on goal through Maximilian Mittelstadt but it was all Bayern after that as the visitors bossed the ball with 75 percent possession.
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Berlin's German forward Davie Selke (C) celebrates scoring with his teammates during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) last 16 football match Hertha Berlin v FC Bayern Munich in Berlin on February 6, 2019
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Serge Gnabry fired in the equaliser four minutes later and then scored again four minutes after the break to put the Bayern ahead.
Yet a blunder by defender Mats Hummels, who headed the ball into the path of substitute Davie Selke, allowed Hertha to equalise with only their second shot on goal.
Coman then came to the rescue in the first half of extra time to save Bayern's blushes.
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Bayern Munich's French forward Kingsley Coman scores during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) last 16 football match Hertha Berlin v FC Bayern Munich in Berlin on February 6, 2019.
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The Bavarians, who lost 3-1 to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday to drop to third in the Bundesliga, also play Liverpool in the Champions League round of 16 later this month.
Dortmund were knocked out of the German Cup on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Werder Bremen.
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