A thunderbolt of a volley from Xabi Alonso booked Bayern Munich’s place in the German Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday after a 1-0 win over Darmstadt.
The 34-year-old midfielder launched a long-range strike from outside the area with 40 minutes gone at Munich’s Allianz Arena which hit the top left-hand corner and gave Darmstadt goalkeeper Christian Mathenia no chance.
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Having knocked out holders Wolfsburg in the previous round, Pep Guardiola’s remain the team to beat in the cup.
Bayern could have made it 2-0 when Robert Lewandowski headed against the post later in the first half.
However, it was enough to put Bayern through despite another below-par performance from the German league leaders, who were equally unimpressive during their 2-0 Bundesliga win against Ingolstadt on Saturday.
Watch Alonso’s wonder-striker below ...
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