German Cup: Bayern Munich draw rivals Borussia Dortmund in 3rd round; Wolfsburg to face Nuremberg
Having beaten RB Leipzig 5-4 away on penalties when their second-round tie finished 1-1 after extra-time on Wednesday, Bayern have drawn Dortmund in a repeat of last season's semi-final.
Berlin: Bayern Munich have been handed another tough German Cup tie after being pitted against Borussia Dortmund in the third-round draw on Sunday.
Having beaten fellow Bundesliga giants RB Leipzig 5-4 away on penalties when their second-round tie finished 1-1 after extra-time on Wednesday, Bayern have drawn Dortmund in a repeat of last season's semi-final.
File image of Bayern Munichs Robert Lewandowski celebrating scoring against Dortmund. Reuters
Bayern face Dortmund away on Saturday in a mouth-watering league clash after the Bavarians knocked Borussia off the top of the Bundesliga this weekend with a 2-0 home win against Leipzig when Dortmund crashed 4-2 at Hanover 96.
Dortmund, the German Cup holders, beat Bayern 3-2 at Munich's Allianz Arena in last season's semi-finals on their way to winning the title with a 2-1 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in May's final.
Bayern will host Dortmund in the cup clash at the Allianz Arena on either 19 or 20 December in a repeat of the 2012, 2014 and 2016 finals.
Dortmund trounced Bayern 5-2 in 2012 before the Bavarians gained revenge with a 2-0 victory in 2014, also winning two years later when the final was decided by penalties after a goalless draw.
The draw has also thrown up four other all-Bundesliga clashes in the third round with Mainz v Stuttgart, Werder Bremen v Freiburg, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke v Cologne.
German Cup - third-round fixtures
Mainz v VfB Stuttgart
Nuremberg v VfL Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
Heidenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt
Werder Bremen v Freiburg
Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
Paderborn v Ingolstadt 04
Schalke v Cologne
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