"Ibrahim Maza scored the only goal as Bayer Leverkusen booked their place in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal with a narrow 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Just three days after being beaten in the Bundesliga by Dortmund, Kasper Hjulmand's side got their revenge at Westfalenstadion in their last 16 clash on Tuesday. Having seen Waldemar Anton, Karim Adeyemi and Felix Nmecha fire wide early on, Dortmund found themselves behind in the 34th minute after some hesitant defending."
"The 20-year-old's goal was the only shot on target either side managed in the first half, though Nmecha was able to test visiting goalkeeper Mark Flekken just before the hour. Leverkusen then had the ball in the net in the 62nd minute when Martin Terrier finished past Gregor Kobel, but his left-footed effort was ruled out for offside after a VAR review. From there, Niko Kovac's team huffed and puffed but were unable to blow Leverkusen's defence down."
"After winning the DFB-Pokal under Xabi Alonso in 2023-24, Leverkusen were dumped out of the semi-finals last season by beaten finalists Arminia Bielefeld, but they showed here why they are among the favourites to challenge for the title. Indeed, Leverkusen reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the third consecutive season, matching the club's record, which the Werkself previously only managed from 1992-1994 and from 2014-2016."
Ibrahim Maza scored the only goal as Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 to reach the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals. The goal came in the 34th minute after hesitant Dortmund defending allowed Maza to create space and curl into the top-right corner. The match featured few first-half shots on target, with Maza's strike the only one. Martin Terrier had a 62nd-minute effort ruled out for offside after VAR. Dortmund applied pressure in the second half but failed to score, missing a late big chance. Leverkusen have reached the cup quarter-finals for the third consecutive season and extended their scoring run to 40 DFB-Pokal matches.
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