"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
New signing Miguel Gutiérrez arrives in Leverkusen having won the Champions League, the Spanish league title and an Olympic gold medal. However, the 25-year-old Spaniard, signed from Napoli, is looking to the future – he wants to write the next chapter of success with the Werkself. Bayer04.de takes a closer look at the skilful, attack-minded left-back, who will wear the number 3 jersey.
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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. Day three (Tuesday 4 August) begins with a thorough open session on the pitch. After lunch, some players have media engagements at the team hotel, and then the team come together for a barbecue in the evening.
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Nine matches against teams from nine countries, two penalty shoot-outs won, and encounters that went far beyond football: As with last year, the Inklusionswerkself enjoyed an extraordinary week at the Genuine Cup 2026 in Houston, USA, and made memories that will last a lifetime. This year, the Leverkusen side took part as Germany’s official representatives and, accordingly, took to the pitch in Germany kit. Together with 53 teams from 53 nations, the Black and Reds once again sent a powerful message of inclusion and participation – and also impressed on the pitch by winning their group.
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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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