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Bayern Munich 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 3: Controversial Kovac win denies new club double delight

A huge late VAR call aided Niko Kovac in his glorious swansong against new club Bayern Munich as Eintracht Frankfurt clinched the DFB-Pokal.

Jupp Heynckes' fourth stint as Bayern Munich head coach ended on a disappointing and controversial note as successor Niko Kovac led Eintracht Frankfurt to a 3-1 win in the DFB-Pokal final.

Veteran boss Heynckes won the treble before departing last time in 2013, but Kovac himself ensured that his Bayern reign will begin with the Bundesliga champions holding just one trophy - his side aided by a questionable late refereeing call.

Ante Rebic netted early in the first half and then struck again on the counter-attack eight minutes from time, after Robert Lewandowski had drawn Bayern level and before the drama escalated in stoppage time.