European football: Bielefeld stun Leverkusen to reach DFB-Pokal final

Third-tier Arminia Bielefeld stunned the DFB-Pokal holders, Bayer Leverkusen, 2-1 on Tuesday, coming from a goal down to reach the final. Bielefeld, who have eliminated four Bundesliga teams in consecutive rounds in the competition, became the fourth third-tier side to reach the final.“I am so proud of the team,” said the Bielefeld coach, Michél Kniat. “The whole region is feeling this. No one will be sleeping tonight. We defended with a lot of passion and that was the key. We worked extremely hard.”AS Cannes: the fourth-tier club dreaming of a Coupe de France finalRead moreLeverkusen, who had never lost a DFB-Pokal match under Xabi Alonso, were made to work hard before taking the lead in the 17th minute with Jonathan Tah’s tap-in at the far post from a corner. Their joy only lasted three minutes with Marius Wörl beating goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky with a low drive to draw the home side level.Hradecky pulled off a spectacular save when he blocked Sarenren Bazee’s point-blank effort but B...