Managing director for sport Simon Rolfes gave his reaction: "A great draw! To get to play a Rhineland derby in the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal is something special. It's going to be a great night of football for our fans at the BayArena. A place in the semi-finals is the clear target."
The quarter-finals will be played on 4/5 and 25/26 February 2025. Bayer 04 will publish details of the exact timings as soon as they're confirmed on the club's channels.
The semi-finals are then scheduled for 1/2 April 2025, with the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion taking place on 24 May 2025.
THE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW IN FULL:
RB Leipzig vs. VfL Wolfsburg
DSC Arminia Bielefeld vs. SV Werder Bremen
VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Augsburg
Bayer 04 vs. 1. FC Köln
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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