Fortuna Düsseldorf make the short trip to Bayer Leverkusen hoping to end their season-long unbeaten run of 39 matches in all competitions in Wednesday's German Cup semi-final. "Of course we go there with a certain respect but at the same time it is a huge chance," goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier told Tuesday's edition of Kicker sports magazine. "They have to lose at some stage, why not against us? We definitely have a chance. When, if not in the cup with its own rules? You can see that with Saarb
Bayer Leverkusen are taking nothing for granted and have even trained penalties ahead of their German Cup semi-final against Fortuna Düsseldorf where top scorer Victor Boniface could make his long awaited comeback. Coach Xabi Alonso said that Boniface would not start but could get some playing time in a return from a groin injury he sustained in early January. "Boni is in the squad. I don't know how long he can play. Not for 90 minutes, 45 possibly also not but maybe 30. He has a strong mentalit
Bayer Leverkusen are taking nothing for granted and have even trained penalties ahead of Wednesday's German Cup semi-final against Fortuna Düsseldorf, who for their part want to defy all odds and reach the final as well. Second division Düsseldorf are well aware that Leverkusen are unbeaten in all 39 season matches but goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier said: "They have to lose at some stage, why not against us? "We definitely have a chance. When, if not in the cup with its own rules?" Kastenmeier t
Unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen were on Saturday drawn to play second division side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the semi-finals of the German Cup. In the other semi-final, second division team Kaiserslautern will face the winner of the quarter-final between Saarbrücken and Mönchengladbach, which had been scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed to March 12 due to a water-logged pitch. The draw come shortly after Leverkusen beat Bayern Munich 3-0 to go five points clear of them at the top of the Bundesliga.
Hertha Berlin's dream of reaching the German Cup final in their Olympic Stadium home venue for the first time ended extactly there in a 3-1 quarter-final exit against second tier rivals Kaiserslautern on Wednesday. Jan Elvedi's in the sixth minute, Richmond Tachie in the 38th, and Filip Kaloc in the 69th were on target for the clinical visitors, with the third ending Hertha's comeback efforts earlier in the second half. Fabian Reese got a stoppage time consolation goal while not to blame for the