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Bayer Leverkusen can dream of the second cup final in a row.

In the second round match, which was postponed in December, Leverkusen won 4-1 (1-1) against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In the round of 16 at the beginning of February, Bayer will meet Rot-Weiss Essen, the last remaining regional division in the competition.

After the early deficit by Amin Younes (7th minute), Lucas Alario turned the game for Bayer with a hand penalty (27th), Edmond Tapsoba (49th) and Moussa Diaby (67th / 87th).

National player Jonathan Tah saw the red card (73rd) because of an emergency brake.

As promised by coach Adi Hütter, the harmony began briskly and was quickly rewarded.

After a quick attack over many stations, Daichi Kamada gave the ball inside, André Silva passed on with the tip of his toe and Younes scored with a right-footed shot.

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It was the starting signal for the open game promised by both coaches.

Bayer then needed a penalty to equalize when Erik Durm deflected a shot from Bailey with his arm.

Alario scored his twelfth competitive goal this season.

The second goal was also scored by a standard when Tapsoba headed completely free from a free kick from Kerem Demirbay.

At 3: 1, Diaby had far too much freedom after a remarkable pass from Amiri and gave Trapp no ​​chance.

Bayer already seemed safe in the second round, but the dismissal against Tah caused a slight tremor for a short time.

But in the final stages, Diaby removed all doubts.

Jovic returns from Real Madrid

For Eintracht and coach Hütter, there is still a reason to celebrate.

The club will bring Luka Jovic back to Frankfurt from Real Madrid.

"The change is almost dry," said sports director Fredi Bobic on "Sky".

Jovic is about to loan us until the summer: “We still have to work on a few topics, the medical check for example.

If everything fits, he'll be back with us soon. "

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The 23-year-old attacker moved from Main to Real for a fee of around 60 million euros in 2019, but never played a major role for coach Zinedine Zidane.

Jovic's contract with Real runs until 2025, due to his high salary in Madrid, a commitment has so far been difficult.

Luka Jovic could not prevail at Real

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After Bas Dost left for FC Bruges during the winter break, Eintracht was looking for an attacker, as only the Portuguese André Silva coach Adi Hütter is available.

In the 2018/19 season, Jovic formed the so-called "buffalo herd" of the Frankfurt team together with his team-mates Sébastien Haller and Ante Rebic.

Jovic scored 17 Bundesliga goals in that season and became a fan favorite.