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Bayern go through after penalties
 Bayern players take a bow after their victory against Schalke on penalties. BERLIN, Germany -- Bayern Munich beat Schalke 4-1 in a penalty shootout to advance to the final of Bundesliga's pre-season League Cup tournament against Werder Bremen. Champions Bayern and fourth-placed Schalke finished 0-0 after 90 minutes. There was no extra time and the two clubs went straight to the shootout in Munich before a crowd of 40,000. Bayern reserve keeper Michael Rensing, filling in for Oliver Kahn, stopped the first shot by Sebastian Boenisch and watched as Sebastian Abel sent Schalke's second shot over the bar. Bayern scored from all four of their penalties through Mehmet Scholl, Owen Hargreaves, Roque Santa Cruz and Willy Sagnol. Both teams had plenty of chances to score during the match, but it was Bayern who advanced to the League Cup final for the sixth time -- having won it five times already. "We played well at times," said Bayern coach Felix Magath. "But you could see we have a lot of work to do. We let in a lot of chances, but had quite a few good chances ourselves. It was an exciting match to watch for the spectators." Bremen, who finished second last season, beat third placed Hamburg 2-1 on Tuesday in the other semifinal and now face Bayern in Leipzig on Saturday. The Bundesliga season begins on August 11. 
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