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Double winners Bayer Leverkusen will begin their defence of the men's German Cup at fourth tier Carl Zeiss Jena in August. The draw for the first round was held on Saturday and record winners Bayern Munich will travel to newly-promoted second-division side SSV Ulm - one of the toughest pairings Vincent Kompany's new side could have received. The away game is likely to be Kompany's first official game in charge. Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund visit fourth tier 1.FC Phönix Lübeck. The one-leg games will take place from August 16, with 64 teams involved. Former Freiburg and Germany ...
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Around 5,000 fans gave German Cup runners-up Kaiserslautern a warm welcome back home on Sunday after the 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in Berlin the previous day. Departing coach Friedhelm Funkel and his squad greeted the supporters at the Stiftsplatz square. "It wasn't always easy. It wasn't always easy with the players, with the people in charge - but it wasn't always easy with me either," Funkel at the end of his tenure. He saved Kaiserslautern from relegation to the third division and defeated south-west rivals Saarbrücken in the semi-finals. "But we pulled ourselves together. The team al...
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Kaiserslautern players knew that they were facing a huge challenge against Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup final, but admitted that the defeat hurt even more than expected. The second division team had the numeric superiority on the pitch since the end of the first half, when Leverkusen had Odilon Kossounou sent off, but they still failed to capitalize on the situation and were defeated 1-0 on Saturday. "We knew that we were playing against a overpowering team. It hurts more now than we thought a defeat would hurt," defender Jean Zimmer told reporters after the match. Kaiserslautern only es...
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Bayer Leverkusen captain Lukas Hradecky exempted team-mate Odilon Kossounou from any blame after he received a red card in the German Cup final against Kaiserslautern on Saturday. Kossounou saw a second yellow card in the 44th minute for a foul on Boris Tomiak. Leverkusen played the entire second half with 10 men but held on to claim the title with a 1-0 win, thanks to Granit Xhaka's goal in the 16th. "It was the first red card for us this season so it was a terrifying moment. But we controlled it (the game) well, without a real big threat from the opponent," Hradecky told reporters after the ...
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Kaiserslautern players knew that they were facing a huge challenge against Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup final, but admitted that the defeat hurt even more than expected. The second division team had the numeric superiority on the pitch since the end of the first half, when Leverkusen had Odilon Kossounou sent off, but they still failed to capitalize on the situation and were defeated 1-0 on Saturday. "We knew that we were playing against a overpowering team. It hurts more now than we thought a defeat would hurt," defender Jean Zimmer told reporters after the match. Kaiserslautern only es...
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A title drought of more than 30 years came to an end for Bayer Leverkusen when they clinched their maiden Bundesliga title on April 14 and they went on to complete a domestic double with a hard-fought win to take the German Cup trophy on Saturday. "It seems like a fairytale. Maybe in two or three weeks we will realize what we have achieved," captain Lukas Hradecky told reporters after the 1-0 win against Kaiserslautern. Leverkusen broke the deadlock against the second division team in the 16th minute with Granit Xhaka, but had Odilon Kossounou sent off in the 44th. They played the entire secon...
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Bayer Leverkusen have added the German Cup title to their Bundesliga triumph and completed their maiden domestic double with a 1-0 win against second division team Kaiserslautern on Saturday. Granit Xhaka scored the winner in the 16th minute with a stunning long-distance shot after a sloppy clearance from the Kaiserslautern defence. "I’m proud and happy for the players. It’s completely deserved," Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said. "Tonight I will drink a German beer." Leverkusen midfielder Robert Andrich said it was a "great, great feeling," to lift the trophy. “This moment, when you lift the ...
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Bayer Leverkusen have added the German Cup title to their Bundesliga triumph and completed their maiden domestic double with a 1-0 win against second division team Kaiserslautern on Saturday. Granit Xhaka scored the winner in the 16th minute with a stunning long-distance shot after a sloppy clearance from the Kaiserslautern defence. Leverkusen were down to 10 men since the 44th minute as Odilon Kossounou received a second yellow card for a foul on Boris Tomiak. But Kaiserslautern weren't powerful enough to capitalize on their numerical superiority, despite an incredible support from their trav...
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Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are still hurting after a tough 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, but coach Xabi Alonso said that they will use the pain to win the German Cup final on Saturday. "The pain from Wednesday is still fresh. We will use this to win tomorrow. We will forget about Dublin for now and we are only thinking about tomorrow's game," Alonso said in a news conference on Friday. Leverkusen's dream of a treble winning season were shattered after the defeat to Atalanta, but they can still achieve a maiden domestic double if they defeat Kaisersl...
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Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are still hurting after a tough 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, but coach Xabi Alonso said that they will use the pain to win the German Cup final on Saturday. "The pain from Wednesday is still fresh. We will use this to win tomorrow. We will forget about Dublin for now and we are only thinking about tomorrow's game," Alonso said in a news conference on Friday. Leverkusen's dream of a treble winning season were shattered after the defeat to Atalanta, but they can still achieve a maiden domestic double if they defeat Kaisersl...
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