Berlin: Holders Bayern Munich reached the German Cup semi-finals after beating Bayer Leverkusen 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out on Wednesday as their last eight clash finished goalless after extra time.


Bayern Munich's players react after the penalty shoot out of the German Cup DFB Pokal quarter final football match Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich in Leverkusen. Pic/AFP 

This is the sixth year in a row that Bayern have reached the semi-finals. Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was Bayern's hero at Leverkusen's BayArena after saving Swiss striker Josip Drmic's first spot-kick penalty to give Bayern the advantage. Thomas Mueller, Robert Lewandowski, Xabi Alonso, Mario Goetze and finally Thiago Alcantara, who is just back from a year's absence with injury, all then drilled home their spot kicks to put Munich in the last four.