Jurgen Klinsmann has warned Bayern Munich to be wary of an upset after they were drawn away to Rott-Weiss Erfurt in 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 7 and Klinsmann is keen to avoid an embarrassing first round result against the third-tier side.

"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.

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 the teams for whom the first round of the cup will be the match of the season. I hope it's less nerve-shredding for us and our fans this time."

Bayern will be aiming for a 14th DFB-Pokal success and will take on Erfurt one week before they start the defence of their Bundesliga title against Hamburg.

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