VfB Stuttgart beat FC Augsburg 1-0 at home to reach the semi-finals of the DFB Cup thanks to striker Deniz Undav's winner.
Bayer Leverkusen, under Xabi Alonso, began their DFB-Pokal defence with a narrow 1-0 win against Carl Zeiss Jena, now playing in the Regionalliga.
Bayern Munich kicked off their DFB Pokal campaign with an impressive 4-0 victory over Preussen Munster.
RB Leipzig star Benjamin Henrichs is determined to win the DFB Pokal after the 5-1 thrashing of Freiburg in the semi-finals.