Leverkusen and Leipzig Reach Third Round of German Cup as Dortmund Faces a Stern Test

 Last season's German Cup winner Bayer Leverkusen cruised into third round with a 3-0 win over second-tier Elversberg on Tuesday, while Leipzig held off a St. Pauli comeback.

Patrik Schick scored twice in first nine minutes and Aleix Garcia converted a free kick for his first goal since joining Leverkusen from Girona for this season.

Leipzig beat St. Pauli 4-2 to avoid a repeat of last season's second-round exit when it was two-time defending champion in cup.

Leipzig had a 3-1 lead after 30 minutes but St. Pauli got back into game with Eric Smith's lob in 58th and was pushing to level score. 19-year-old rway winger Antonio Nusa dribbled past two defenders and scored Leipzig's fourth to secure win.

Augsburg beat second-division Schalke 3-0 to reach third round for first time since 2018-19. lowest-ranked team left in competition, fourth-tier Kickers Offenbach, was beaten 2-0 by second-division Karlsruhe.

Later Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin is under pressure as his team aims to end a run of four losses in away games when it takes on Wolfsburg. Stuttgart hosts Kaiserslautern.