Bayer 04 have reached the final of the domestic cup competition at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin three times. In 1993 the Werkself won the title with a 1-0 win against the Hertha Berlin second team thanks to a goal from Ulf Kirsten. The other two finals ended in defeat with a 4-2 loss to Schalke in 2002 and a 1-0 against Werder Bremen in 2009.
Bitter disappointment for Bayer 04 three days after the win against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga: The Werkself lost 2-1 to second division FC Heidenheim in the DFB Cup Round of 16. Julian Brandt gave Leverkusen the lead just before half-time (44') but the hosts turned the game round in the second half with goals from Nikola Dovedan (47') and Maurice Multhaup (72').
Show moreHave your fill and carry on', is the motto at Leverkusen at the moment. There really isn't much time to celebrate as, just three days after the impressive 3-1 win in the Bundesliga against record champions Bayern Munich, the Werkself now face the next challenge: Tonight (18.30 CET, live text commentary and web radio in German at bayer04.de) Bayer 04 are away to FC Heidenheim in a DFB Cup Round of 16 tie.
Show moreThree days after the win against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, the Werkself are away to second division fourth-placed FC Heidenheim in the DFB Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday (18.30 CET, live text commentary and web radio in German at bayer04.de). Bayer 04 head coach Peter Bosz faced questions from journalists at the media centre in the BayArena on Monday morning. The 55-year-old shared his views on…
Show moreJust three days after the brilliant 3-1 win against record champions Bayern Munich, the Werkself are next in action in the idyllic surroundings of Heidenheim. The Peter Bosz team are looking to secure a place in the DFB Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday (5 February, 18.30 CET) away to the second division team from the Swabian Alps. But it is anything but an easy task as FCH are on the up in the second division – driven forward by a duo almost without equal in German professional football. The lowdown on our next opponents.
Show moreThe Werkself have played 17 Bundesliga matches in the first half of the 2018/19 season – Bayer 04 are ninth in the table on 24 points with seven wins, three draws and seven defeats. And the Werkself still hold all the cards in the two other competitions: The Round of 32 in the Europa League was reached as group winners and Bayer 04 have progressed through two rounds to the last 16 of the DFB Cup.
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