Bayer Leverkusen starts DFB Cup against Jena: This is how you follow the game

Bayer Leverkusen starts DFB Cup against Jena: This is how you follow the game

The DFB Cup season 2024/25 picks up on speed, and Bayer Leverkusen faces an exciting challenge. On Wednesday evening, the Werkelf will meet Carl Zeiss Jena in the first round, a fourth division club who shows brilliant achievements in his regional league northeast. Bayer Leverkusen is known for his strong performance and title ambitions, but Jena wants to create the cup surprise.

After a promising start in the Bundesliga, where Leverkusen was able to win in her first game against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the team of coach Xabi Alonso now wants to triumph in the cup. In this first duel after the summer break, you have already won the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart in a penalty shootout. But the question remains: can Bayer Leverkusen defend his title and make the first step into success?

Jena after high -altitude flight in cup mode

Carl Zeiss Jena is in a remarkable form and started the regional league season with five wins from five games. In total, they scored 17 goals, which shows that their offensive is dangerous and is ready to survive against the Bundesliga elite. In the past, Jena has proven that they are good for surprises in the DFB Cup; The last successful cup appearances in the nineties, when they made it to the quarter -finals, are still freshly remembered. Now the team under coach Henning Bürger aims to snap Bayer Leverkusen.

The last meeting of the two teams in the cup was a bitter experience for Jena. In the first round of the 2012/13 season, the third division team clearly lost 0: 4 against the Werkelf. But as is well known, only the present counts on the field, and this cup evening could write new stories.

All important information about the game

For fans who want to follow the duel live, there are several options. The ZDF broadcasts the game free of charge on television, with a preliminary appearance that begins at 5:30 p.m. A live stream is also offered via the Joyn platform, which increases the range for fans who want to follow the game comfortably from home or on the go.

If you have the Sky payment platform, you can see the game there as well. The sports package at Sky is available in the monthly subscription. Of course, a live ticker that the Sportsite Ran.de offers is also ideal for all those who cannot receive image material, but still want to remain informed in real time about the events on the pitch.

The kick -off takes place at 6 p.m., an earlier time than usual, due to the simultaneous opening ceremony of the Paralympics 2024 in Paris, which is also broadcast live on ZDF. This shows that flexible coordination is also required in football during significant events.

The constellations for today's game have also been published. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will start with Kovar in the goal and a defensive line -up with tapsoba, tah and Belocian. Carl Zeiss Jena will compete with Dedidis as a goalkeeper and a four defensive. Both teams are ready to call up their best performances and to entertain the fans with a gripping game.