Defending Champion Leverkusen To Face Bayern In Third Round Of German Cup

Defending champion Bayer Leverkusen will play at Bayern Munich in third round of German Cup.

Sunday’s draw also pitted Leipzig against Eintracht Frankfurt.

highlight of round will be Leverkusen’s visit to Munich on Dec. 3 or 4. teams already played re in Bundesliga in September, when Leverkusen was arguably fortunate to emerge with a 1-1 draw.

Leverkusen, which defeated Kaiserslautern in final last season, finished 18 points ahead of Bayern in Bundesliga as it claimed its first league and cup double last season.

or third-round matches are: Cologne vs. Hertha Berlin; Arminia Bielefeld vs. Freiburg; Werder Bremen vs. Darmstadt; Karlsruher SC vs. Augsburg; Jahn Regensburg vs. Stuttgart; and Wolfsburg vs. Hoffenheim.