Dr. Felix Brych will referee the Bundesliga away game for the team under head coach Peter Bosz at Hertha Berlin on Sunday, 21 March (kick-off: 15.30 CET). For the experienced World Referee of the Year in 2017, this will be the 39th game he has been in charge of involving the Werkself. The record from a Black and Red perspective: 22 wins, five draws, 11 defeats. The referee from Munich has shown Bayer 04 55 yellow and three red cards in those games.
Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp are the assistant referees, Alexander Sather is the fourth official.
Bayer 04 are taking a stand: On the official #TaggegenRassismus (day against racism) football calls for a clear position against discrimination and exclusion. And the Werkself players plus Bayer 04 Women present their unambiguous opinion:
A VIP at the pre-match Bayer 04 talk show on the clubhouse audio platform: From 14.30 CET, Hans Sarpei joins Cedric Pick and Niko Hartmann from Werks11 Radio plus stadium announcer Tobias Ufer for a pre-match discussion. Log on, get in matchday mode and contribute to discussion yourself with the former Bundesliga player and our Black and Red trio.
Cedric and Niko will be on Werks11 Radio immediately after the talk show. The two commentators will be broadcasting live from the Olympic Stadium in Berlin from 15.00 CET. To tune into Black and Red emotion just log on to the Bayer 04 app or visit bayer04.de.
#BSCB04 will also be broadcast on Sky Bundesliga as usual.
The away game for the Werkself women at MSV Duisburg on Sunday, 21 March (kick-off: 15.00 CET) is available to watch as a live stream on the Bayer 04 YouTube channel. Other league matches for the Achim Feifel team in the current campaign will also be broadcast in the coming weeks. Click HERE for the broadcast.
Former Werkself player Carsten Ramelow celebrated his 47th birthday on Saturday – Bayer 04 wish him many happy belated returns. 'Calle' is one of only six Werkself honorary captains and he made an impressive 437 appearances from 1996 to 2008. The defensive midfielder is the Bayer 04 player with the fifth highest number of appearances to date. We wish you all the best, Calle.
Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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Opening opponents, derby weekends, the opponents in the season finale: This information and more will be available to Bayer 04 fans on Thursday, 2 July, when the 2026/27 Bundesliga fixture list is published.
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The next footballing highlight is just around the corner: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 23rd edition of the tournament, will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico and feature 48 teams for the first time. Bayer04.de has all the latest on the Werkself players called up to represent their countries.
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While the majority of the Bayer 04 Women are enjoying their summer break, nine Werkself players will be on duty for their national teams in the coming days. Three of them are competing for a place at the World Cup, while six are involved in two friendlies with the Germany U23 team.
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