The Round of 16 in the DFB Pokal will be played on 3 and 4 December. Bayer 04 will post information on the club channels as soon as the dates are confirmed and details are available on ticket sales.
The quarter-finals will be on 4/5 and 25/26 February 2025 with the semi-finals planned for 1/2 April 2025. The final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin is on 24 May 2025.
ROUND OF 16 DRAW:
Arminia Bielefeld vs SC Freiburg
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Werder Bremen vs SV Darmstadt 98
RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Karlsruher SC vs FC Augsburg
Jahn Regensburg vs VfB Stuttgart
FC Köln vs Hertha Berlin
VfL Wolfsburg vs TSG Hoffenheim
Bayer 04 make their second attempt at picking up their first three points of this Bundesliga season as they visit Werder Bremen on Saturday. The hosts may be struggling with injuries and reeling from back-to-back defeats to kick off the campaign, but they’ll want to put that right in their first home outing. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the match, which kicks off at 3.30pm CEST.
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Werder Bremen have started the new season with back-to-back defeats, first being eliminated from the DFB Pokal by Arminia Bielefeld and then losing at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. And with injuries compounding that form, things are tense ahead of their first home game against the Werkself on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST). Here’s the lowdown on Werder.
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Bayer 04 play their first away game of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season as they visit Werder Bremen on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST). Ahead of the Matchday 2 encounter, head coach Erik ten Hag spoke about the lessons from the opening defeat to Hoffenheim and the clear goal of wanting to win in Bremen.
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Bayer 04 new signing Lucas Vázquez has had some eventful days. The experienced right-back faced the media for the first time since arriving in Leverkusen on Tuesday and after completing his first sessions on the training ground. Vázquez talked about his motivation to sign for Leverkusen, his targets with the Werkself, the attraction of German football and about recommendations regarding Bayer 04 from Xabi Alonso, Toni Kroos and Dani Carvajal.
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