Borussia Dortmund reached the DFB Pokal quarterfinals following a 2-0 win over FC Augsburg.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang broke the deadlock in the 61st minute with a sweet finish, guiding the ball into the top corner first time.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled their advantage shortly after when he shot home low past goalkeeper Marwin Hitz.
VfB Stuttgart emerged victorious in a five-goal thriller against TSV Eintracht Braunschweig, winning 3-2 after extra time.
Joseph Baffo put Braunschweig 1-0 up after six minutes before Georg Niedermeier levelled prior to half-time.
Neither side could add to the scoreline before full-time so that match went to extra time, and Timo Werner struck to give Stuttgart the lead.
Orhan Ademi hit back only for Toni Sunjic to score the winner with two minutes left on the clock.
Hertha Berlin saw off second division Nurnberg 2-0 to advance to the next round.
Vladimir Darida and John Brooks scored either side of half-time to secure victory for the third-placed Bundesliga club.
Elsewhere, VfL Bochum defeated 2. Bundesliga counterparts TSV 1860 Munich 2-0, with Janik Haberer and Tim Hoogland on the scoresheet.