MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Holders Bayer Leverkusen scored against the run of play through Nathan Tella in the second half to beat 10-man hosts Bayern Munich 1-0 on Tuesday and advance to the German Cup quarter-finals.

German Cup holders Bayer Leverkusen progress to the quarter-finals as they narrowly beat 10-man Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich suffered their first true setback of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday after they fell 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal Round of 16. Scorer: Tella '69. Red: Neuer 17'.A

Manuel Neuer was sent off for the first time and Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in the third round with a 1-0 loss at home to defending champion Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. The 38-year-old Neuer was never before sent off over a long career including 124 games for Germany,

FC Bayern were knocked out of the DFB Cup in the round of 16 on Tuesday night after a 1-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Munich were reduced to 10 men when Manuel Neuer was sent off after a quarter-hour, but despite their dominance, they bowed out of the competition after Leverkusen's Nathan Tella scored what proved to be the winner in the second half.

Holders Bayer Leverkusen scored against the run of play through Nathan Tella in the second half to beat 10-man hosts Bayern Munich 1-0 on Tuesday and advance to the German Cup quarter-finals.

Manuel Neuer has been sent off and Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in the third round with a 1-0 loss at home to defending champion Bayer Leverkusen.

On Tuesday evening, Bayern Munich faced defending champions Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the 24/25 DFB Pokal, being defeated 1-0, after playing the majority of the game with ten men.

Bayern Munich have been eliminated from the German Cup by holders Bayer Leverkusen, who won 1-0 thanks to a second-half Nathan Tella goal, after Manuel Neuer saw the first red card of his 866-game career.