"We are looking forward to the game against the third division side and long-standing second-tier club. Our clear aim is to go through to the Round of 16. We definitely want to do that," said Simon Rolfes, Bayer 04 sporting managing director, in response to the draw.
The second round ties in the DFB Pokal will be played on Tuesday 31 October and Wednesday 1 November. Fixture dates and confirmation of ticket sales will be reported here at bayer04.de.
The Round of 16 will be played on 5/6 December. The quarter-finals are planned for 30/31 January 2024 and 6/7 February 2024. The semi-finals will be held on 2/3 April and the final in Berlin will be played on 25 May 2024.
The second round draw in full:
Viktoria Köln vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Arminia Bielefeld vs Hamburg SV
FC Homburg 08 vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Unterhaching vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
SV Sandhausen vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen
FC Saarbrücken vs Bayern Munich
FC St. Pauli vs FC Schalke 04
FC Nürnberg vs Hansa Rostock
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs FC Heidenheim
Holstein Kiel vs FC Magdeburg
SC Freiburg vs SC Paderborn 07
VfB Stuttgart vs Union Berlin
Hertha Berlin vs FSV Mainz 05
Borussia Dortmund vs TSG Hoffenheim
VfL Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig
FC Kaiserslautern vs 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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