Holders Bayern Munich booked their place in the last eight of the DFB-Pokal in dramatic style after coming out on top in a 6-3 thriller at the Mercedes-Benz Arena as struggling Stuttgart ended the match with just nine men.

Free-scoring Bayern picked up from where they left off at the weekend as they took the lead in the sixth minute. The unmarked Andreas Ottl, who has been battling a flu bug, fired a rasping drive into the back of the net from 30 yards out, leaving Sven Ulreich no chance.