75′
10:20 p.m
Jeremie Frimpong’s speed is unparalleled. The winger is sent into a sprint duel on the right side. Of course he wins it, at the same time he has his head up and moves from the baseline into the backcourt, where Borja Iglesias gets to the ball and finishes. From the turn he can only place the play equipment over the crossbar.
72′
22:18
Leverkusen moved a little better in the second half and attacked the spaces behind the Swabians’ last chain with deep runs.
70′
10:15 p.m
Substitution at VfB Stuttgart: Leonidas Stergiou
70′
10:15 p.m
Substitution at VfB Stuttgart: Maximilian Mittelstädt
66′
22:12
Tooor for Bayer Leverkusen, 2:2 by Amine Adli
Stuttgart gives away the lead again. Florian Wirtz gets too much time on the halfway line and sees out of the corner of his eye how the fresh Amine Adli starts an arc towards the front. The playmaker serves Adli perfectly, who purposefully penetrates the box and pushes in from eleven meters with his left inside. Nübel looks a bit too sedate in his defensive action.
64′
10:10 p.m
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Amine Adli
64′
10:10 p.m
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Jonas Hofmann
64′
22:09
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Borja Iglesias
64′
22:09
Substitution at Bayer Leverkusen: Patrick Schick
62′
22:06
Substitution at VfB Stuttgart: Jamie Leweling
62′
22:06
Substitution at VfB Stuttgart: Enzo Millot
58′
22:03
Tooor for VfB Stuttgart, 1:2 by Chris Führich
Kovář plays a daring ball that Stuttgart captures centrally in front of the home team’s goal. Enzo Millot has the necessary overview in the penalty area and serves Chris Führich, who shoots the ball into the net from a central position and 14 meters. What a start to the second round.
57′
22:02
Once again Waldemar Anton was able to put a header on goal after a corner from the Swabians, this time Tapsoba was able to clear it in time with his shin.
56′
22:01
An exchange of blows developed early in the second half, with opportunities for both teams. Leverkusen are much livelier than in the first half, while VfB don’t give up an inch and continue to defend well.
52′
9:58 p.m
Stuttgart quickly shakes itself and wins a free kick about 30 meters from the Werkself goal. Undav tries directly with the inside right, but hits the ball several meters over the box.
50′
9:54 p.m
Great for Bayer Leverkusen, 1-1 by Robert Andrich
Leverkusen equalizes with an absolute dream goal from Robert Andrich. Again Stuttgart fends off an Álex Grimaldo cross into the middle. Andrich is lurking there, takes a step with the ball at his foot and circles the ball with his right inside into the top right corner of the goal.
49′
9:54 p.m
Wirtz grabs a second ball in the Swabians’ penalty area, switches quickly in his head and serves Patrik Schick in the penalty area. The striker immediately opens up to the goal and shoots, but fails due to the strong reflex Nübel.
46′
9:51 p.m
Both coaches refrain from making changes. The kick-off continues for the home team.
46′
9:50 p.m
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45′+5
9:39 p.m
Half-time conclusion:
VfB Stuttgart leads Leverkusen 1-0 at half-time and is playing extremely well. In a calm and at the same time passionate manner, the visitors to the Werkself stand up to the Bundesliga leaders and continually run up against them, thus preventing B04 from having any clear scoring opportunities. If the Hoeneß team manages to win the ball, the Swabians immediately switch dangerously. But the guests’ structured build-up game wasn’t neglected either, so the first section definitely whetted the appetite for the second round.
45′+5
9:35 p.m
End of 1st half
45′+4
9:35 p.m
Undav is half a step short of making it 2-0. Previously, VfB combined on the right side to the baseline, where Vagnoman tried to pass into the middle and narrowly missed his colleague.
45′+3
9:33 p.m
A simple long ball from Nübel surprisingly ends in a one-on-one duel between Undav and Tah. The Werkself captain has to use all of his physical strength to master this tricky situation.
45′
9:30 p.m
Official injury time (minutes): 4
45′
9:30 p.m
A simple but clever one-two in a small space between Wirtz and Hofmann leads to a Werkself corner. There, Nübel has to be wide awake and intervene after someone has stabbed him in front of his eyes. The goalkeeper is attentive and directs the ball around the post.
43′
9:28 p.m
For the first time, Bayer put the ball into the net, but referee Schlager rightly ruled it offside. Nevertheless, this scene should give the home team self-confidence. Xhaka demonstrates his overview on the left edge of the box and plays a ball with his heel into the penalty area. A deflected shot from Álex Grimaldo lands at the feet of Schick, who is offside and shoots in.
38′
9:23 p.m
Stuttgart is brave, Stuttgart is focused and Stuttgart is really annoying Bayer. The guests attack Leverkusen almost constantly in the last chain and make it difficult to build up the game in a structured manner. Even if B04 overplays this pressing, it only takes a few moments until all the players in the white jerseys are behind the ball again.
34′
9:19 p.m
Yellow card for Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
Once again, Frimpong gets too upset about a referee’s decision and receives a yellow card for it.
32′
9:17 p.m
Granit Xhaka is a little too careless with the ball in the center circle. Two or three players in white jerseys are immediately there and take away the playing equipment from the midfield strategist.
30′
9:16 p.m
The audience gets the Werkself’s first goal thanks to a long-range shot from Álex Grimaldo. Leverkusen now has a slight advantage in terms of ball possession (60 percent) but is still waiting for the big opportunities.
27′
9:12 p.m
Leverkusen is lucky! Kovář tries to solve Stuttgart’s pressing with football, but plays the ball directly into Führich’s feet. He can put the ball back in the center, but the Werkself switch in an exemplary manner and ensure that only a harmless finish into the arms of Kovář follows.
26′
9:11 p.m
Yellow card for Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart)
23′
9:08 p.m
Frimpong is not doubled in the Swabians’ penalty area and explodes from a standing position towards the baseline. He unstoppably plays a cross pass from the baseline into the center, but Ito clears it.
19′
9:05 p.m
Despite this cold shower, Bayer is now finding its own game better and is becoming increasingly dominant. Stuttgart, on the other hand, allows themselves a short break and shifts the pressing several meters backwards.
18′
9:03 p.m
Yellow card for Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen)
With no chance of getting the ball, the midfield engine starts to tackle and gets the first warning of the game.
17′
9:02 p.m
After winning the ball, Führich switches quickly and marches with the ball over the center line. He carefully places the leather on the left side, where Enzo Millot has broken away, moves several meters forward with the play equipment and hits a cross into the middle. Shortly before Undav reaches the ball, Matěj Kovář is there.
15′
9:00 p.m
The Swabians prevent the home team from getting into their classic build-up patterns and in turn manage to throw in a few ball relays themselves.
11′
20:56
Great for VfB Stuttgart, 0-1 by Waldemar Anton
There was a hint of an open game and Stuttgart was the first to reward itself. In a well-rehearsed corner kick variant, the Swabians spread themselves far apart to give captain Waldemar Anton enough space to run in. The central defender thanks him and heads the ball diagonally into the net from five meters away.
9′
20:54
A similar picture emerges when VfB has the ball. Leverkusen is already attacking the Swabians in their own box. So far, both teams have not been able to make any mistakes in the build-up to the game.
7′
20:52
Stuttgart immediately countered the Werkself’s 3-2 build-up with five players and was just waiting for the right moment to press. Leverkusen now breaks free for the first time and takes the first corner. The Swabians defend this without any major problems.
4′
8:49 p.m
The first few minutes clearly show that both teams play well-kept ball and generally provide the audience with attractive offensive football.
3′
8:48 p.m
Leverkusen builds up with a three-man chain at the back, but is immediately put under pressure by several Swabians as they build up the game.
1′
8:46 p.m
Stuttgart kicks off and starts with white jerseys. The Werkself wore black and red today.
8:40 p.m
The BayArena in Leverkusen is filled to capacity and the 30,210 spectators ensure an excellent atmosphere even before the game starts. Daniel Schlager has been assigned to manage the game this evening and will now take the field with both teams
20:21
The Werkself have a feasible route to the quarter-finals and have not yet had to knock any first division team out of the cup. After an 8-0 win in the first round against Teutonia 05, Bayer 04 also made short work of the two second division teams Sandhausen (5:2) and Paderborn (3:1). VfB has had to assert itself against this on several occasions. The third-place team in the Bundesliga managed this brilliantly. Without conceding a goal, Hoeneß’s protégés prevailed against TSG Balingen (4:0), Union Berlin (1:0) and Borussia Dortmund (2:0).
8:09 p.m
The Swabians have recently been back in form, first winning against RB Leipzig (5:2) and then following up with a 3-1 away win against SC Freiburg. VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß sees little reason for a change compared to the last success against SCF, especially since he continues to have to do without his injured top striker Serhou Guirassy. Apart from the exchange of Hiroki Ito for Leonidas Stergiou (bench), there are no further rotations for the guests.
8:00 p.m
Before the game, Xabi Alonso emphasized his team’s hunger for the title: “The players have this desire to win something. The cup is the shortest way and we are only two games away from the final.” In order to get a little closer to their first title since winning the cup in 1993, the Spaniard is sending the following starting eleven onto the pitch: Kovář – Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié – Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Álex Grimaldo – Hofmann, Schick, Wirtz.
19:51
The winner of this quarter-final game not only advances to the semi-finals, but also becomes the favorite for the title. Both teams have already met once this season: on matchday 14, the Werkself and the Swabians shared their points (1:1). Of course, such a draw is not possible as a final result today. For Leverkusen, a win this evening would be their 30th competitive game of the season without defeat.
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