Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored again to help Borussia Dortmund advance to the German Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win at Augsburg on Wednesday. Aubameyang, the Bundesliga’s top—scorer with 18 goals in 16 games, broke the deadlock in the 61st with a quick shot into the left corner after Lukasz Piszczek blocked Ji Dong—won’s attempted clearance.
Dortmund ‘keeper Roman Buerki denied Ji with a good block late on. Dortmund, which routed Paderborn 7—1 in the previous round, last won the cup in 2012 and is bidding to reach its third successive final. Bochum won 2—0 at second—division rival 1860 Munich. Earlier, Hertha Berlin and Stuttgart advanced with victories over second—division sides Nuremberg and Eintracht Braunschweig, respectively. American defender John Anthony Brooks sealed Hertha’s 2—0 win at Nuremberg with a fine header following Vladimir Darida’s corner in the 65th minute. Darida opened the scoring the 32nd, which the visiting fans celebrated with flares, causing a brief hold—up in play. Bosnia defender Toni Sunjic scored two minutes from the end of extra time for Stuttgart’s in a 3—2 win over Braunschweig.
The results: German Cup: Fourth round, 2nd leg: Nuremberg 0 lost to Hertha Berlin 2 (Darida 32, Brooks 65); Stuttgart 3 (Niedermeier 21, Wernder 99, Sunjic 118) bt Eintracht Braunschweig 2 (Baffo 6, Ademi 110) — after extra-time; Augsburg 0 lost to Borussia Dortmund 2 (Aubameyang 61, Mkhitaryan 66); 1860 Munich 0 lost to VfL Bochum 2 (Hoogland 44, Haberer 39).
Copa del Rey: Fourth round, 2nd leg: Getafe 3 (Pedro Leon 8, Vergini 23, Vazquez 31) bt Rayo Vallecano 1 (Bangoura 52). (4-4 on aggregate Rayo Vallecano wins on away goals).
Eibar 4 (Baston 45+2, Enrich 62, Verdi 73, Arruabarrena 85-pen) bt Ponferradina 0. (Eibar wins 4-3 on aggregate).
Athletic Bilbao 6 (De Marcos 9, Eraso 49, Etxeita 56, Kike Sola 62, Raul Garcia 67, Rico 89) bt Linense 0. (Athletic Bilbao wins 8-0 on aggregate).
Real Sociedad 1 (Canales 46) drew with Las Palmas 1 (Willian Jose 37); (Las Palmas wins 3-2 on aggregate).
Malaga 0 lost to Mirandes 1 (Lago Junior 73); (Mirandes wins 3-1 on aggregate).
Valencia 2 (Mina 8, Negredo 31) bt Barakaldo 0 (Valencia wins 5-1 on aggregate) .
Italian Cup: Fourth round: Lazio 2 (Matri 70, Cataldi 79) bt Udinese 1 (Kone 67).
Fiorentina 0 lost to Carpi 1 (Di Gaudio 76); Roma 0 drew with Spezia 0. (Spezia wins 4-2 on penalties); Napoli 3 (El Kaddouri 4, Mertens 12, Callejon 75) bt Verona 0; Juventus 4 (Zaza 28, 51, Dybala 73, Pogba 82) bt Torino 0.
