In the first 1vs1 of the night against Karlsruhe's Lukas ‘SAKUL’ Vonderheide, Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik came out on top in a 3-2 win. Mario ‘Bulji’ Lovrinovic faced Khalid ‘KHALIDGRL03’ Gürel in the second game that ended up in a 3-1 win for the KSC eSports players. That meant the Round of 16 tie would go down to the final 2vs2 game: Lovrinovic and Kayacik won 2-1.
The quarter-finals in the DFB eCup are on 16 June. It remains to be seen over the Leverkusen eSports players will face.
The DFB eCup:
The DFB eCup is a nationwide eFootball tournament organised by the German Football Association (DFB). Professional eFootball teams are joined by amateur sides from Germany.
Round of 16 results:
Bayer 04 vs PHIRONIX eSports
Kayacik vs Vonderheide: 3-2
Lovrinovic vs Gürel: 3-1
2vs2: 2-1
Bayer 04 picked up their first three points in the current Champions League campaign on matchday 4 in the league phase with a courageous and determined display in a 1-0 win at Benfica (1:0). "It was a hugely important win," said coach Kasper Hjulmand after the game, paying tribute to his players for their battling performance right to the end. The Werkself defended resolutely right to the end and kept out off shot after shot. Keeper Mark Flekken said: "We were determined to get these three points and gave everything we had on the pitch!" Read on for more reaction plus the facts and stats on the away win at the Portuguese record champions in the Werkself review.
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The second European away game takes the Werkself to the Portuguese capital Lisbon. Kasper Hjulmand's team will face record champions Benfica on Wednesday, 5 November (kick-off: 20:00 GMT, 21:00 CET) on matchday 4 in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. As usual, we will take you along on the #aCROSSeurope journey and report from Lisbon. The times given are Central European Time.
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Werkself TV shows highlights of the 1-0 win for Bayer 04 at Benfica on matchday 4 in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league phase...
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The Werkself beat Benfica 1-0 on Matchday 4 of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase to seal three crucial points! Both teams had promising chances in the first half, but the contest was goalless at half-time. Substitute Patrik Schick headed in to score the only goal after the restart (65’). The home side went looking for an equaliser but Bayer 04 defended passionately to see out the storm.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 2-1 win against Hamburger SV on the 9th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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