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.

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Victor Boniface scores goal for Bayer Leverkusen

How to watch 2025 German Cup quarterfinals on ESPN+

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Dejan Ljubicic scores winning PK for FC Cologne

Heidenheim finishes season with an impressive 4-1 win over Cologne

Cologne stun Union Berlin to gain crucial points in relegation battle

FC Cologne come back to beat Union Berlin 3-2 despite going two goals down within the opening 20 minutes.

Noah Atubolu makes a great save to keep the game level

Noah Atubolu denies the shot to keep the score level between Cologne and Freiburg.

Cologne rescue one point against Mainz

Cologne score in injury time to get a 1-1 draw vs. Mainz in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt cruise to a 2-0 win over Cologne

Darmstadt secured just their third win in the Bundesliga this season with a 2-0 win over Cologne.

2. Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hamburg SV	25	+23	45
2	FC Cologne	25	+8	44
3	Kaiserslautern	25	+8	43
4	1. FC Magdeburg	25	+15	42
5	SC Paderborn 07	25	+10	42
6	SV 07 Elversberg	25	+14	40
7	Hannover 96	25	+7	39
8	1. FC Nürnberg	25	+4	38
9	Fortuna Düsseldor..	25	+4	38
10	Karlsruher SC	25	-2	36
11	Schalke 04	25	-2	33
12	SpVgg Greuther Fu..	25	-8	33
13	SV Darmstadt 98	25	+3	31
14	Hertha Berlin	25	-9	26
15	Preußen Münster	25	-8	23
16	TSV Eintracht Bra..	25	-21	23
17	SSV Ulm 1846	25	-7	19
18	SSV Jahn Regensbu..	25	-39	16

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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

#	Player	Goals	M	A
42	Damion Downs	9	23	2
19	Tim Lemperle	8	16	4
7	Dejan Ljubicic	4	21	3

Top Assists

#	Player	Assists	M	G
37	Linton Maina	10	24	3
17	Leart Paqarada	5	24	0
19	Tim Lemperle	4	16	8