Bayern Munich eased into the German Cup third round

Holders Bayern Munich eased into the German Cup third round with a comfortable 3-1 win at Hamburg SV on Wednesday to continue their unbeaten domestic run as they prepare for Saturday's league clash against Borussia Dortmund.

Robert Lewandowski firing in on the rebound after a Heiko Westermann mistake had set up the hosts' lead in the seventh minute.

Bayern, undefeated in the league as well as the Champions League so far, then struck just before the break after an earlier effort had been ruled off side.

Austria international David Alaba found space outside the box and rifled in a long range effort that took keeper Jaroslav Drobny by surprise on the stroke of halftime.

Franck Ribery, back in the starting line-up after a lengthy injury break, killed off any lingering comeback hopes from Hamburg, seeing his deflected shot beat Drobny in the 55th.

Ribery also had a close encounter with a Hamburg fan who stormed the pitch in stoppage time, slapping the Frenchman with a Hamburg scarf and making an obscene gesture.

"I did not see him coming but it's ok," said a smiling Ribery. "It was important for me to play again after being injured. But it was more important for us to win and advance."

Hamburg managed a late consolation goal through Pierre-Michel Lasogga with a header at the far post after a deft chip from Raffael Van der Vaart.

New Contract for David Alaba

It was cold, big flakes of snow were falling, and spray rose from the Allianz Arena turf with every step the players took. But the DFB Cup quarter-final against Fürth on that unpleasantly wintry evening of 10 February 2010 included a momentous event: David Alaba made his first appearance as a professional. Three and a half years have passed since then, and the 21-year-old has already amassed an impressive collection of honours. On Monday he also acquired a new contract, as the Austrian inked an extension to his current deal, originally set to expire in 2015, binding him to the club until 30 June 2018.

“I’m very, very pleased,” Alaba told the FCB News team shortly afterwards. Accompanied by his advisers and his father George he attended the signing ceremony in the afternoon on the management floor of the FCB ServiceCenter. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge spoke of “very pleasant talks. We’re extremely happy it’s come to a very good conclusion for both parties.“

Finance director Jan-Christian Dreesen described the new agreement as “a genuinely fair package for all parties, which reflects our appreciation of what David means to us. We’re all satisfied.“ Matthias Sammer expressed his approval of the deal: “You haven’t yet matured at 21. The message sent by David is very important. He wants to continue his journey with us.“

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