BERLIN, Dec 3 : Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich benefitted from two own goals by hosts Union Berlin and survived intense second half pressure before earning a 3-2 victory on Wednesday to reach the German Cup quarter-finals.

With all five goals coming from set pieces, the Bavarians exacted revenge for their 2-2 draw at Union in the Bundesliga in November that ended their 16-game winning start to the season across all competitions.

The hosts found themselves a goal down after 12 minutes when Joshua Kimmich floated a corner to the far post and the ball bounced off Union's Ilyas Ansah for an own goal.

It was another Kimmich corner 12 minutes later that led to their second goal with Bundesliga leading scorer Harry Kane heading it in.

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