The Werkself beat third division SV Sandhausen 5-2 in the second round of the DFB-Pokal in 2023/24 and the first round saw Bayer 04 clock up an 8-0 victory away to Regional League FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen.
The quarter-finals of the competition are set to be played on 30/31 January 2024 and 6/7 February 2024. The semi-finals are on 2/3 April 2024 and the final in Berlin will be on 25 May 2024.
Last 16 draw:
VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund
FC Saarbrücken vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs VfL Wolfsburg
Hertha Berlin vs Hamburg SV
FC Homburg 08 vs FC St. Pauli
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SC Paderborn 07
FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Nürnberg
FC Magdeburg vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
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Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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Second game, second draw in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26: The Werkself were held to a 1-1 draw by Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on matchday two in the league phase. After an early but brief setback in the form of an offside goal by Ivan Perisic for the visitors (5'), the Werkself took control and created numerous good chances in the first half. Leverkusen took a deserved lead after the break in the 65th minute through Christian Kofane. However, PSV's Ismael Saibari replied a few minutes later to level at 1-1 (72').
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In the second match in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26, the Werkself host PSV Eindhoven this Wednesday evening, 1 October (kick-off: 21:00 CEST/live on DAZN and on Werkself Radio). PSV have injury problems but are in confident mood after winning two consecutive league titles. PSV coach Peter Bosz and keeper Matej Kovar are two familiar faces who have fond memories of their Bayer 04 days. The latest information on the UCL match at the BayArena can be found in out matchday news.
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Bayer 04 beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2 on matchday two to clock up the next three points in the UCL Youth League 2025/26. In front of just under 500 spectators at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium, the visitors from the Netherlands led at half-time, but the Werkself turned the game round in the second 45. That makes it two wins on the bounce after the victory in Copenhagen.
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