Klinsmann wary of cup upset

Jurgen Klinsmann has warned his Bayern Munich players to be wary of an upset after they were drawn away to third-tier side Rott-Weiss Erfurt in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Bayern, who won the cup last year thanks to a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund, will travel to the Steigerwald Stadion on August 8 (AEST) and Klinsmann is keen to avoid an embarrassing result. "Rot-Weiss play in the lower leagues, but teams like that are always good for an upset. However, we'll never pretend we're not favourites," the 43-year-old coach told Bayern's official site, www.fc-bayern.de. The Allianz-Arena outfit nearly exited last season's competition in the first round after it took a penalty shootout for them to get past lowly SV Wacker. And defender Mark Van Bommel does not want a repeat of that night. He said: "Erfurt are another of... [read full story]