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Bochum will be looking to bounce back from their 4-1 defeat to Werder Bremen as they face Fortuna Dusseldorf in the first leg of the relegation playoffs. Despite their disappointing performance in the final game of the regular season, Bochum are still considered favorites to overcome the 2. Bundesliga side at home. Slovakian midfielder Matus

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen will square up against 2nd division outfit Fortuna Düsseldorf for a place in the DFB-Pokal final.

Hamburg took advantage of St. Paulis draw with Paderborn, while Karel Garaets lost his first game as Schalke head coach, and Fortuna Düsseldorf came from 3-0 down to beat Kaiserslautern in their first Fortuna For All game where nobody paid for a ticket.