The draw was made during the Sky programme "Skylights: Die #SkySportShow", with former German-Italian footballer Valentina Maceri pulling out the names, overseen by DFB director of professional football and long-time Bayer 04 sporting director Rudi Völler. The Werkself saw off SV 07 Elversberg 5-0 in the first round last Sunday, while HSV won 3-0 at 1. FC Magdeburg.
The winners in the last 16 will go through to the quarter-finals, to be played on 11 and 12 March 2026. The final four will contest the semi-finals between 4 and 6 April, while the final will take place on 14 May 2026, as usual at Cologne's RheinEnergieSTADION.
THE LAST-16 DRAW IN FULL
1. FC Union Berlin vs. FC Carl Zeiss Jena
RB Leipzig vs. SV Werder Bremen
FC Ingolstadt vs. FC Bayern Munich
SC Sand vs. 1. FC Köln
VfL Wolfsburg vs. SC Freiburg
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburger SV vs. Bayer 04
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam vs. SGS Essen
The Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog, you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme for day two (Monday, 3 August) centres on two training sessions – one in the morning (open to the public) and one in the early evening (behind closed doors) – at the nearby training grounds. In the afternoon, fans can look forward to a big fan meet-up with club legend Paulo Sergio at Schloss Blankenhain.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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The Werkself's training camp in Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog you'll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme on day one (Sunday 2 August) includes a media round with managing director sport Simon Rolfes, free time for the team after the friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen and before an intensive week of training begins, as well as a coffee get-together where CEO Fernando Carro and Rolfes met around 100 fans in the afternoon.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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