BVB Outlasts Bayern on Penalties, Bayern Loses Injured Robben

Bayern Munich was knocked out of the DFB-Pokal semifinals (German Cup) by Borussia Dortmund in a penalty shootout on Tuesday after the game finished 1-1 after extra time.

The newly-crownedGerman Bundesliga champion missed four consecutive penalties before falling, 2-0, in the shootout. After the game, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said he was “prouder than ever” of histeam, which played its “best game against BVB in my period here in Germany”.

It was later revealed that the Bavarian club lost winger Arjen Robben for the rest of the season with torn calf ligaments,while striker Robert Lewandowksi is a doubt for Wednesday’s trip to Barcelona for the UEFA Champions League semifinal first-leg, with facial fractures.