Domestic cups often feel like an afterthought, but not in Germany, where Leverkusen and Cologne put on an electric show in the DFB-Pokal quarterfinals.

In the marquee game of the quarter-finals of the DFB Pokal, Bayer Leverkusen beat 1.FC Köln in a ‘kleiner’ Rhein Derby to progress to the semi-finals, but it was not as easy as they first

Xabi Alonso is set to make up to four changes when his Bayer Leverkusen side host local rivals FC Köln at the BayArena in Wednesday’s DFB Pokal quarter-final.

Holders Bayer Leverkusen defeated second division team Cologne 3-2 in extra time on Wednesday to advance to the German Cup The post Boniface Fires Bayer Leverkusen To DFB-Cup Semi Final first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

Bayer Leverkusen staged a dramatic comeback to overcome 1. FC Koln 3-2 in the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals, securing their place in the semi-finals with a last-gasp victory.