Hecking: Wolfsburg will not fear Lewandowski & Bayern Munich

Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is determined to enter Tuesday's DFB-Pokal clash against Bayern Munich with confidence despite the 5-1 defeat his side suffered at the Allianz Arena last month.

Wolfsburg led 1-0 at the break against the Bundesliga champions only for Robert Lewandowski to emerge from the bench to score five goals in the space of nine minutes.

That was the first of four games without a win for Hecking's team, but they have recovered to record three consecutive victories since the international break.

"I think that we can't refer to the last games when we talk about this match," Hecking told a news conference. "We win or we are out of the competition.

"We still have ambitions to win, even if Bayern Munich is in a very good condition. We want to move to the next round. I will tell my team what we need to achieve this goal.

"In the last three games there were always parts of the game we did really well and we showed how it could work. We need to focus on this so we will have a great cup evening.

"We are not the favourite, but we are also not the team that should be afraid. If we will play with confidence we will have our chances.

"I'm not that pessimistic. After the three games we won, we know that we are playing well. So I'm looking forward to the game."

Hecking also brushed off any concerns over coming face-to-face with Lewandowski again, jokingly suggesting opposite number Pep Guardiola may rest the in-form striker.

"Do you know if he plays?" Hecking asked reporters. "No? Me neither! So you think he plays? Yeah, I don't care."