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Immediately after reaching the semi-finals, attention turns to Bayern
Status: 06.02.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
Applause for Bayer – Leverkusen is in the semi-finals of the DFB Cup
What: REUTERS
After reaching the semi-finals of the DFB Cup, it’s time for the top game in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen proved again against Stuttgart that they have matured into a top team. Now the focus is on the game against FC Bayern on Saturday.
The Bayer Leverkusen fans got ready for the next highlight just a few minutes after the final whistle. After the exhilarating 3-2 win in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup against VfB Stuttgart, they were already thinking about next Saturday’s game against FC Bayern Munich. “Take off Bayern’s Lederhosen,” it echoed through the stadium.
Xabi Alonso’s team is ready for the top game in the Bundesliga on Saturday (6.30 p.m., Sky and in the WELT live ticker). Against Stuttgart they proved once again that they have matured into a real top team. Bayer erased two deficits and struck ice-cold a minute before stoppage time. Jonathan Tah headed his team into the semi-finals of the DFB Cup. It was also an important goal in view of the game against Bayern in three days, which saved Bayer an exhausting extra time and a possible penalty shootout.
The header into the semi-final – Tah scores the 3-2 for Leverkusen
Those: dpa/Federico Gambarini
This means that Leverkusen remains unbeaten this season. “We believed in the last-minute decision. We have proven our morals once again. We hope that we will remain unbeaten next Saturday too. I think it will be a completely different game against Bayern,” said Leverkusen’s Robert Andrich, who scored a dream goal to make it 1-1.
“That gives us energy for what’s to come”
The decisive goal was scored by Tah, who is the undisputed leader in defense. “The goal feels brutally good. This gives us a lot of energy and hope for what comes next. Our coach tried to bring calm at halftime. He just has a good speech,” Tah said.
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“We had a very good grip on the game and had an incredibly good game. But Bayer is a top team and punishes mistakes immediately. This game could have gone either way,” said Stuttgart defense chief Waldemar Anton.