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1.11.2026DFB-Pokal

DFB Pokal: Bayer 04 host RB Leipzig in Round of 16

The draw has been made and the next opponents have been confirmed: Bayer 04 host Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig in the Round of 16 in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal. That was the result of the draw held this Sunday evening, 1 November, at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The Werkself tie will be played on 1 or 2 December. The exact date has yet to be confirmed.
DFB-Pokal-Achtelfinale in der BayArena

Simon Rolfes, Managing Director Sports: “Leverkusen vs Leipzig is a top-class fixture that promises to be a real battle. We want to win it; our aim is to reach the final in Berlin.”

The quarter-final matches will be played on 2–3 and 9–10 February 2027, and the semi-finals on 20–21 April 2027. The final is at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 29 May 2027.

Round of 16 ties:

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Dortmund

VfB Stuttgart vs Dynamo Dresden

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig

Bayern Munich vs Hertha Berlin

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs SV Darmstadt 98

FC Kaiserslautern vs SC Freiburg

Holstein Kiel vs FC Köln

VfL Bochum vs FC Augsburg

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