"We are playing a Bundesliga team who we definitely won't underestimate. At the same time, it should be clear that we must have the target of beating Potsdam in front of our own fans to keep our ambitions alive in the Pokal," said Achim Feifel, Bayer 04 Women's team sporting director. The Werkself reached the Round of 16 eight days ago with a 2-0 win at Regional League side Karlsruher SC.
Following on from the Bundesliga Monday night game between TSG Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg, the former European Champion Lena Lotzen made the last 16 draw on the Sky TV programme Nachspielzeit. The new Germany coach Christian Wück led the draw in the studio.
The quarter-final ties are on 11 to 13 February 2025, the two semi-finals will be played on 22 and 23 March 2025 and the final is set for 1 May 2025, again to be played at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne.
ROUND TWO DRAW IN FULL
FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Wolfsburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs SGS Essen
Fortuna Köln vs Werder Bremen
Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04 vs Turbine Potsdam
Hamburg SV vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena
VfL Bochum vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
SC Freiburg vs Bayern Munich
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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