Soccer-Flawless Leverkusen cruise past Dusseldorf into German Cup final

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen overwhelmed second division club Fortuna Dusseldorf 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final and stretch their unbeaten run to 40 matches across all competitions this season. First-half goals from Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz put the game to bed as Dusseldorf struggled to cope with the hosts' pace.

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen overwhelmed second division club Fortuna Dusseldorf 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final and stretch their unbeaten run to 40 matches across all competitions this season.

First-half goals from Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz put the game to bed as Dusseldorf struggled to cope with the hosts' pace. Germany international Wirtz added a fourth with a penalty on the hour to give Xabi Alonso's team another shot at winning a major trophy for the first time in 31 years.

Leverkusen will face Kaiserslautern, who ousted third division Saarbrucken 2-0 on Tuesday, in the final on May 25. They can clinch the Bundesliga title for the first time earlier than that, however, with a 13-point lead over second-placed Bayern Munich and seven games remaining.

They are also through to the Europa League last eight where they face West Ham United. The hosts got off to a powerful start with Frimpong drilling home a shot in the seventh minute. Dusseldorf briefly tried to bounce back but were caught on the break as Wirtz set up Adli for their second goal in the 20th minute.

Wirtz turned scorer after Leverkusen pounced on a Dusseldorf error before halftime and added his second with a penalty after the break. There was more good news for Leverkusen after striker Victor Boniface made a second-half substitute appearance after the Nigerian underwent adductor muscle surgery in January and was sidelined for three months.

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