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Leverkusen lost to third-tier Bielefeld.

Holders Bayer Leverkusen are knocked out as third-tier Arminia Bielefeld reach the DFB Cup final. Bayer Leverkusen were the latest victims of Arminia Bielefeld's giant-killing DFB Cup campaign, with the third-tier club coming from behind to win 2-1 and go to the final. Bielefeld had defeated Bundesliga teams Union Berlin (2-0), Freiburg (3-1) and Werder Bremen (2-1) in previous rounds to go to the final four, but there was a general belief that Xabi Alonso's defending cup holders would be too much for them. So, when Jonathan Tah volleyed home an early goal from Amine Adli's flick-on at a corner, the game appeared to be going as planned. Bielefeld quickly equalized after Marius Wörl took advantage of a loose ball inside the Leverkusen penalty area and curled a shot past Lukáš Hrádecký. Bielefeld's home crowd cheered them on, and they nearly scored again when Noah Sarenren Bazee went one-on-one with Hrádecký. However, the goalie made an incredible save. On the strok...