German Cup

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich, 2025-26 German Cup, Semifinals

· German Cup
Bayer Leverkusen
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    0 - 2
    Bayern Munich
    • 22': Harry Kane
    • 90'+3': Luis Díaz

    Bayern Munich eye treble after reaching German Cup final

    Harry Kane and Luis Díaz scored for Bayern Munich to propel the Bundesliga champions into the German Cup final with a 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Olise following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
    • 11': Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 12': Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
    • 16': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
    • 17': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 18': Foul by Jonathan Tah (FC Bayern München).
    • 18': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 21': Offside, FC Bayern München. Konrad Laimer is caught offside.
    • 22': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 1. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 25': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 25': Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
    • 29': Handball by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 30': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
    • 30': Lucas Vázquez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
    • 34': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München).
    • 36': Foul by Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München).
    • 36': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 38': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ernest Poku replaces Lucas Vázquez.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 43': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München).
    • 43': Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Handball by Michael Olise (FC Bayern München).
    • 45': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
    • 45': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 1.
    • 47': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Jonathan Tah (FC Bayern München).
    • 48': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
    • 48': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München). Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 52': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
    • 52': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
    • 53': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 54': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München).
    • 54': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Offside, FC Bayern München. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
    • 56': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 58': Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 62': Ernest Poku (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Harry Kane (FC Bayern München).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
    • 62': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 65': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.
    • 68': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern München).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
    • 74': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Alphonso Davies replaces Konrad Laimer.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 74': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 76': Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 76': (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Montrell Culbreath replaces Nathan Tella.
    • 77': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kim Min-Jae replaces Jamal Musiala.
    • 84': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Robert Andrich.
    • 86': Montrell Culbreath (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München).
    • 87': Foul by Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München).
    • 87': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Alphonso Davies (FC Bayern München).
    • 88': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
    • 90'+1': Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Offside, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 2. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 90'+4': VAR Decision: Goal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-2 FC Bayern München (Luis Díaz).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 2.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 8
    53 Possession 47
    20 SHOTS 4
    11 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    515 Accurate Passes 436
    580 Passes 508
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    37 Long Balls 42
    20 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    15 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 13
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 10
    18 Effective Clearances 20
    18 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: German Cup

    Venue: BayArena
    Location: Leverkusen, Germany
    Attendance: 30,210

    Line-Ups

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Flekken (GK)
    8 Robert Andrich
    12 Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
    4 Jarell Quansah
    24 Aleix García
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo Yellow Card
    21 Lucas Vázquez
    14 Patrik Schick
    23 Nathan Tella
    30 Ibrahim Maza
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Ezequiel Fernández, Montrell Culbreath, Jonas Hofmann, Tim Oermann, Ernest Poku, Janis Blaswich, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Malik Tillman, Loïc Badé.

    MUN Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    2 Dayot Upamecano
    27 Konrad Laimer
    44 Josip Stanisic
    10 Jamal Musiala
    45 Aleksandar Pavlovic Yellow Card
    6 Joshua Kimmich
    9 Harry Kane
    14 Luis Díaz
    17 Michael Olise
    Bayern Munich Substitutes:
    Ndiaye, Raphaël Guerreiro, Jonas Urbig, Kim Min-Jae, Hiroki Ito, Nicolas Jackson, Alphonso Davies, Leon Goretzka, Deniz Ofli.

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