"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
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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