▁with ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁last ▁place ▁after ▁a ▁defeat ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁against ▁Wer der ▁Bre men ▁and ▁against ▁T SG ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Hoff en heim . ▁The ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁D FB ▁Cup ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁Bor uss ia ▁vict orious . ▁The ▁V f L ▁won ▁the ▁West ▁du el ▁against ▁Rot - We iss ▁Ess en ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁league ▁pre l ude , ▁the ▁F oh len elf ▁kept ▁by ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁N ico ▁El ved i ▁ 1 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Rhein land ▁der by ▁against ▁ 1 . ▁FC ▁Köln ▁the ▁upper ▁hand ▁and ▁" over w inter ed " ▁after ▁a ▁final ▁ 3 – 1 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Hamb urger ▁SV ▁to ▁half - time ▁as ▁sixth ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁points ▁from ▁eight ▁wins , ▁four ▁draw s ▁and ▁five ▁defe ats . ▁In ▁the ▁D FB ▁Cup ▁Bor uss ia ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁compet itive ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁a ▁ 0 – 1 ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁against ▁Bayer ▁ 0 4 ▁Le verk us en ▁in ▁the ▁Bor uss ia - P ark ▁at ▁home , ▁after ▁the ▁" W erk self " ▁had ▁already ▁on ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁match day ▁of ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁place ▁won ▁ 5 – 1 .