Thomas Muller scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich crushed Bayer Leverkusen 6-2 to reach the DFB-Pokal final, but he was quick to credit goalkeeper Sven Ulreich's performance.
Bayern were irresistible at the BayArena on Tuesday, racing into a two-goal lead within nine minutes thanks to a Robert Lewandowski brace.
Lars Bender pulled one back soon after, but Leverkusen were blown away after half-time thanks to Muller's hat-trick and Thiago Alcantara's solitary strike, with Leon Bailey netting a consolation free-kick.
But things could have been different had Ulreich - who has enjoyed a fine season in place of the injured Manuel Neuer - not pulled off a string of top saves with the score at 2-1.