Bayern Munich News: The aftermath of FC Bayern’s 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen; Dušan Vlahović still on Bayern’s radar?; and MORE!

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - APRIL 22: Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munich celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the DFB Cup semifinal match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München at BayArena on April 22, 2026 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Pau Barrena/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bayern Munich hit the road to face off with Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal semifinals and the Bavarians picked up right where they left off over the weekend. Bayern Munich was dominant in controlling Die Werkself during a 2-0 victory, where the home side just never really posed a major threat to the Bavarians.

Now, Bayern Munich will head back to the DFB-Pokal final for the first time since the 2019/2020 campaign under Hansi Flick, where the Bavarians picked up a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. Let’s get into it, here are some quick hitters on the match: As always, let’s begin with a look at the starting XI: 🏆 𝗗𝗙𝗕-𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗙 🔴 Wir wollen nach Berlin! PACK MA’S 👊 pic.

twitter. com/siB0gx6EPM — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 22, 2026 This was pretty much as expected with the only real debate was between Alphonso Davies and Josip Stanišić at outside-back. You have to give head coach Vincent Kompany credit; he is resisting his urge to just roll Davies out there and let him go.

The coach loves the Canadian, but is playing it safe and taking it slow. Bayern Munich would likely be doing the same with Jamal Musiala if it were not for the injuries to Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl. Luis Díaz almost put Bayern Munich ahead 1-0 in the 16th minute, but Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Mark Flekken made a big stop in diving to his left.