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Sportfreunde Lotte's prize for their DFB-Pokal giantkilling exploits is a home quarter-final tie with Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.

Carlo Ancelotti Despite failing to score in Bayern Munich's 8-0 demolition of Hamburg, Carlo Ancelotti picked out Thomas Muller for special praise.

Thomas Müller Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller is set to miss some key matches after suffering an injury that will rule him out for three weeks.

Lionel Messi Former Barcelona youngster Alen Halilovic has stressed everybody at the Catalan giants likes Lionel Messi.

Nicolai Müller Hamburg pulled off a shock 2-0 victory at home to Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga, with Nicolai Muller scoring both goals.

Robert Lewandowski Robert Lewandowski scored as Bayern Munich temporarily extended their Bundesliga lead, but things at the bottom are heating up.

A 3-0 defeat for Schalke at Ingolstadt and Mainz's victory over Augsburg made things tighter in the Bundesliga's Champions League fight.

Borussia Dortmund capitulated late on at Cologne while Bayern Munich ground out a win at Hannover to tighten their grip on pole position.

Javier Hernandez Bayer Leverkusen produced a magnificent second-half display with Javier Hernandez's 13-minute hat-trick downing Borussia Monchengladbach.

Pep Guardiola Pep Guardiola secured a third Bundesliga title in his final Bayern Munich season, as Stuttgart slipped into the relegation places.