Kick-off on 03.04.24 21:45.

In the semifinals of the German Cup at the main stadium in Leverkusen, Bayer will play against Fortuna. The opponents have only met three times on the pharmaceutical team's field since the early 2000s. All of them ended in favor of the hosts with a total score of 8-2. In the previous stages, the proteges of Javi Alonso defeated Teutonia Ottensen from the Regional League 8-0, Sandhausen from the third division 5-2, Paderborn from the Second Bundesliga 3-1, and secured a hard-fought victory over Stuttgart 3-2. Adli scored six points with a goal and two assists (4+2), Glozek, Wirtz, and Frimpong scored four each. The team from Düsseldorf defeated Illertissen from the regional championship, 3-1, Unterhaching from the third league (6-3, overtime), as well as representatives of the second division Magdeburg, 2-1, and St. Pauli (2-2, 4-3 on penalties). Johannesson scored three goals and provided four assists.

You can watch the Bayer vs Fortuna match online on the Megogo platform on 03.04.2024. Previously, the hosts reached the semifinals nine times, ending their quest for the trophy on five occasions. In the seasons 1988/89, 1991/92, 1995/96, 2002/03, and 2017/18, the Black and Reds lost to Werder, 1-2, Gladbach (2-2, 0-2 on penalties), Kaiserslautern, 0-1, and twice to Bayern (1-3 and 2-6). In the campaigns 1992/93, 2001/02, 2008/09, and 2019/20, Leverkusen at this stage eliminated Eintracht Frankfurt, 3-0, Cologne (3-1, OT), Mainz (4-1, extra time), and Saarbrücken, 3-0.

Fortuna reached the semifinals for the first time in thirty-six years. Prior to this, the team from Düsseldorf also participated in the upcoming stage nine times and only missed the final in three cases. In the 1955/56 tournament, the Red and Whites lost to Hamburg, 1-2, but took revenge a year later, winning 1-0. In the competitions 1957/58, 1961/62, 1977/78, 1978/79, and 1979/80, the Rheinlanders defeated Berlin's Tasmania, 2-1, Schalke, 3-2, Duisburg, 4-1, Nürnberg (4-1, ET), and Dortmund, 3-1. In the 1970/71 and 1986/87 editions, the club suffered defeats to Bayern, 0-1, and Stuttgarter Kickers, 0-3.

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