Bayer Leverkusen News

Robert Lewandowski has 51 goals in total this season after scoring twice in the second-half of the 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen as Bayern Munich won a 20th German Cup.

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness finds it "a pity" that no fans will be present for the German Cup final, while Bayer Leverkusen sports director Rudi Voeller feels the same before his club's first cup final since 2009.

FC Schalke have been winless since January's 2-0 victory at home against Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Bayern Munich came from behind to claim a 4-2 victory at Bayer Leverkusen and move a step closer to the Bundesliga title.

Borussia Moenchengladbach, enjoying their best season since 1984, remain in fourth place - the final Champions League qualifying spot - on 56 points.

Bundesliga: Kai Havertz scored in a 1-0 victory at Freiburg which moved Bayer Leverkusen into third place in the table.

The feline took to goalkeeping with skills to match the top in the business and kept Twitter bubbling.

Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen's thumping 4-1 win over Werder Bremen moved them to within a point of the top four.

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig said they would make 20 million euros available for crisis-hit clubs in Germany's top to divisions.

The defeat for Borussia Dortmund, which leaves them third on 39 points, was also the first time teenage prodigy Erling Braut Haaland failed to score for his new club.

Cristiano Ronaldo blasted in the third goal in the 89th minute to extend his record to 127 strikes in the competition to add to Gonzalo Higuain and Federico Bernardeschi's earlier efforts.

European football's governing body UEFA considers it a political symbol and fined Barcelona 40,000 euros after the flags were flown during a Champions League group game against Bayer Leverkusen last September

Bayern Munich expect defender Serdar Tasci to be out for the next two or three days and it is unclear whether he will be fit for the Bundesliga leaders' next match against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.

Lionel Messi gave Barcelona an early lead which was cancelled out by Bayer Leverkusen's Javier Hernandez. The Spanish giants entered the UEFA Champions League last 16 for the 12th year after the draw

Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-1 at the Camp Nou in October, despite taking a shock lead, and want to avoid a repeat of the 6-1 pounding Barcelona dished out to Roma a fortnight ago when Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi ran riot in the home match.

Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday showed no mercy with Paderborn as the hosts and eight-time German football champions bounced back to trounce the visitors 7-1.

Lionel Messi-powered FC Barcelona open their title defence in Rome's Stadio Olimpico as they bid to become the first team since AC Milan in 1989 and 1990 to win back-to-back titles.

Thomas Mueller netted a brace while Arjen Robben converted a penalty to help Bayern Munich top Bundesliga table.