<!-- Article Start --> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich after a dramatic German Cup semi-final penalty shootout.</h3> <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/category/bundesliga/borussia-dortmund/" target="_blank">Borussia Dortmund</a> ended <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/category/bundesliga/bayern-munich/" target="_blank">Bayern Munich</a>'s dreams of a treble by beating Pep Guardiola's men in the semifinal of the DFB-Pokal in a dramatic penalty shootout. <b>Robert Lewandowski</b> put Bayern in front and they appeared to be cruising until <b>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</b> levelled in the 75th minute. <b>Arjen Robben</b> came and went with an injury ending his brief involvement in the game, while Dortmund ended the game with 10 men after Kevin Kampl was sent off in extra-time. The real drama was to unfold in the penalty shootout, though, with <b>Philipp Lahm</b> and <b>Xabi Alonso</b> both slipping and <b>Mario Gotze</b>'s penalty saved before <b>Manuel Neuer</b> sent his spot-kick against the crossbar. Dortmund netted two of their three penalties to go through.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Bayern, who won the Bundesliga title on Sunday, missed all four of their penalties after a 1-1 draw following extra time as Dortmund, beaten finalists last season, took revenge and maintained their hopes of a Europa League spot next season.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Jurgen Kloppa s final game in charge of Borussia Dortmund will be the DFB-Pokal final and <a href="http://www.bvb.de/eng/content/view/full/100376">he was visibly</a> ecstatic after the game.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It was one hell of a game. Both teams gave absolutely everything and tried absolutely everything. But I would have liked to have seen us play with more courage in the first half. I said to the lads in the half-time break that it was OK for us to lose in Munich but only if we went down fighting. In the first half I didn't see the desire that we really wanted to reach the final in Berlin. We didn't play particularly well, and yet the score was still only 0-1. Perhaps in the second half the Bayern players felt the game was done and dusted. It's not as if we'd been overly dangerous. But football can be like that. I don't know why they all slipped over as they ran up to take their penalties. It was just meant to be today. And it's absolutely great that we've reached the final."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Pep Guardiola refused to blame his players after watching them crash out on penalties."I am proud of my team. In fact, I have never been this proud of my players," Guardiola <a href="http://www.bvb.de/eng/content/view/full/100376">told</a> Sky.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We played very well. It was the best game we have played against Dortmund since I arrived at Bayern.This is nothing to be ashamed of. We lost a football match. To be ashamed would need something worse.This does not mean anything for the Barcelona game. That is a new match and a new competition."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Arjen Robben made his return from injury after a month on the sidelines when he came on in the 71st minute, but had to be replaced less than 15 minutes later with a thigh injury, while Robert Lewandowski was also substituted with a head injury."Arjen is injured, Thiago picked up a knock and Lewy needs to go to hospital with a concussion. I don't know if Lewandowski will play against Barcelona," Guardiola concluded.</p> <!-- Article End -->