DFB Cup:
Shaky victory! Leverkusen continue to struggle against Jena
Bayer Leverkusen were the last team to reach the second round of the DFB Cup. The defending champions won 1:0 at fourth-division club FC Carl Zeiss Jena, but had much more trouble than expected in Thuringia.
In front of 15,000 spectators at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jonas Hofmann (52) scored the decisive goal for last season's double winners.
Jena brave
Bayer had not clicked offensively for a long time. "And you want to be German champions?" chants were the logical consequence. Champion coach Xabi Alonso reacted during the break, bringing on Alejandro Grimaldo on the left flank. This immediately paid off, as the Spaniard's cross sailed towards Hofmann, who headed the ball into the lead. Jena, however, were not impressed, continued to play well and had good chances to score until the end.
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