“We’re looking forward to a home game against Nürnberg at the BayArena. They’re a top opponent, a top team in Bundesliga 2. We need to and will approach the game with high concentration so we can progress to the round of 16,” said managing director sport Simon Rolfes of the draw.
Germany legend Bastian Schweinsteiger selected the balls for the draw. The three remaining teams from outside the top two divisions were in their own pot and drawn first at home to one of the other 29 professional teams. Then all the other teams were pulled out of the main pot to complete the pairings.
The round of 16 is scheduled for 1/2 December. The quarter-finals will then be on 2/3 and 9/10 February 2027, before the semis on 20/21 April and the final in Berlin on 29 May.
Second round draw in full:
Bayer 04 vs. Nürnberg
Sonnenhof Großaspach vs. Augsburg
Köln vs. Union Berlin
Bochum vs. Mainz
Holstein Kiel vs. Hoffenheim
Paderborn vs. VfB Stuttgart
Jeddeloh II vs. Hertha Berlin
Dynamo Dresden vs. Schalke
Hamburg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Karlsruhe
Hannover vs. Kaiserslautern
Freiburg vs. Wolfsburg
Elversberg vs. Darmstadt
Bayern Munich vs. Magdeburg
Rot-Weiss Essen vs. RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund vs. Werder Bremen
Bayer 04 are away to Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 5 of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League. The game kicks off on Thursday 26 November at 18:45 CET at the Maksimir Stadium. All the information on ticket sales.
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It wasn’t just on the pitch that there was cause for celebration around the Werkself’s 2–1 home win against SC Freiburg. Plenty of happy faces could be seen near the dugouts at half-time too. Once again, CEO Fernando Carro, alongside former striker and club ambassador Stefan Kießling, paid tribute to eight supporters’ clubs celebrating up to their 30th anniversary on behalf of Bayer 04.
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A disciplined and impressive team performance secured a 2–1 victory for the Werkself against league leaders SC Freiburg, who had remained unbeaten across all competitions until then; two players once again stood out at the BayArena: Artisic dribbler Ibrahim Maza scored Leverkusen’s first goal himself and set up the second, whilst goal-getter Patrik Schick had set up the equaliser and netted the winner. In doing so, the Czechia international set a remarkable club record. Both head coach Carles Martínez and the media were full of praise afterwards. Maza himself was also delighted with the growing rapport with “super striker” Schick: “The more we play together, the better we understand each other.” The Werkself’s comeback secured their fourth home win in their fourth home game of the season.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-1 win at SC Freiburg on Matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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He’s done it: Patrik Schick also found the back of the net in Bayer 04’s 2–1 win over SC Freiburg on Matchday six of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season – a club record! In what was a high-quality match from the word go, the Werkself were briefly rattled by the visitors’ opener from Derry Scherhant in the 14th minute but fought back with an equaliser from Ibrahim Maza just six minutes later. In the second half, the Black and Reds took control on their home turf and secured a well-earned win through record-holder Schick. In doing do, the Werkself inflicted the first defeat of the season on the club from the Black Forest.
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