Dortmund edge Frankfurt
Borussia Dortmund booked their place in the German Cup semifinals as Gabonese international forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's header secured them a 1-0 win in Tuesday's last eight clash at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Just as Borussia coach Jurgen Klopp had predicted, the quarter-final was a gritty cup affair and which gave the winners the psychological upper hand ahead of the sides meeting in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Dortmund, the 2012 cup winners, are the first team into Sunday's draw after Aubameyang's goal seven minutes from time put Dortmund through despite missing key first-team players.
Dortmund were without injured Germany midfielders Sven Bender and Marco Reus, who both suffered thigh injuries in last Saturday's 5-1 romp at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
Centre-back Mats Hummels was out with an ankle knock, while winger Jakub Blaszczykowski and defender Neven Subotic ware out for the season with knee injuries.
Both sides had clear chances with Dortmund's attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan firing wide as he tried to finish off a first-half chance he created while midfielders Jan Rosenthal and Johannes Flum went close for Frankfurt.
Dortmund got the break-through they craved when Mkhitaryan's corner was flicked on by captain Sebastian Kehl for Aubameyang to head just inside the back post with extra-time looming.
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