Bayer Leverkusen Defeats Kaiserslautern to Win German Soccer Cup Remaining

BERLIN, Could 25. /TASS/. Bayer defeated Kaiserslautern 1:0 within the last match of the German Soccer Cup. The assembly was held in Berlin on the Olympic Stadium.

Granit Xhaka scored for the winners (sixteenth minute). Within the forty fourth minute, Bayer defender Odion Kossunou acquired a second yellow card and was despatched off.

Bayer gained the German Cup for the second time in historical past; the primary time the Leverkusen staff gained the championship was in 1993. After that, it misplaced within the finals thrice (2002, 2009, 2020).

Within the 2023/24 season, Bayer suffered one defeat in all competitions. For the reason that starting of the season, the staff’s unbeaten streak has reached 51 video games and was stopped within the Europa League last, the place Bayer misplaced towards the Italian Atalanta with a rating of 0:3. Earlier, the staff from Leverkusen grew to become the German champion for the primary time.

Kaiserslautern gained the German Cup in 1990 and 1996. The membership performs within the second strongest division within the German championship; within the 2023/24 season the staff took thirteenth place out of 18.

On account of Bayer’s victory within the German Cup, a ticket to the Europa League went to Hoffenheim, who took seventh place within the nationwide competitors;