"We're very pleased to have been handed a home tie," said Achim Feifel, Bayer 04 Women's sporting director. "Bremen are a good Bundesliga outfit, who will also be giving their all to reach the semi-finals. If we want to get through it, we'll need to produce our best performance."
German handball international and Olympic silver medalist Julian Köster picked out the four pairings, along with the men's quarter-finals, at the German Football Museum. The Leverkusen ladies beat Bundesliga newcomers 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1-0 in the round of 16 on 22 November.
The semi-finals will be played on 22 and 23 March, with the final again taking place at Köln's RheinEnergieSTADION, scheduled for 1 May 2025.
THE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW IN FULL:
TSG Hoffenheim vs. VfL Wolfsburg
Hamburger SV vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayer 04 vs. SV Werder Bremen
FC Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04 have fond memories of their encounters with Heidenheim, including a resounding 6-0 win in the reverse fixture. Kasper Hjulmand’s side would very much like to produce a similarly clinical display as they now head to the Voith-Arena for Matchday 27 on Saturday (15:30 CET). But they come up against a team fighting for their Bundesliga lives at the bottom of the table, 10 points adrift of safety with time running out. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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The Bayer 04 Women welcome FC Carl Zeiss Jena to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Sunday night in a white retro look - and in a unique Bayer 04 ‘50 Years of Fan Clubs’ special edition jersey. In sporting terms, head coach Roberto Pätzold's team will face the Bundesliga's bottom team at 18:30 CET looking to keep their chances of third place in the table alive with six games left to play.
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Bayer 04 return to Bundesliga action this weekend. Following their elimination in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, the Werkself are away to FC Heidenheim 1846 on Saturday, 21 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET) on Bundesliga matchday 27. Ahead of the clash in the eastern Swabian Alps, head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about the importance of the fixture and the chances of qualifying for the Champions League next term.
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A quick look at the table shows the situation at FC Heidenheim is serious. The Bundesliga bottom club are already ten points behind the play-off spot with their backs to the wall in sporting terms. With eight games left to play, avoiding relegation appears to be a mission impossible. Nevertheless, they are far from flying the white flag at the Schlossberg ahead of the clash with the Werkself this Saturday, 21 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET). The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without the two strikers in the immediate future. Caroline Kehrer suffered a torn ligament in her right knee and Amy Wrigge tore her cruciate ligament.
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