Even though Werkself fans have to watch the Bayern Munich game from the sofa, they can still get the key pre-match information ahead of kick-off as usual. As with the home game against VfL Wolfsburg (1-4), the match magazine BayArena Aktuell is available as an ePaper. What do we need to know about the opponents? What are head coach Peter Bosz’ thougts on the game? Click HERE for the matchday magazine #B04FCB.
Once again, fans can get in the mood for today’s game 30 minutes before kick-off. From 15.00 CET, the Bayer 04 matchday broadcast ‘Spieltag – Die Show’ will be live on YouTube. The guest for the virtual interview at the Schwadbud: Former Bayer 04 and FC Bayern midfielder Zé Roberto. The 45-year-old is crossing his fingers for the Black and Reds. “My heart’s with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday,” said the Brazilian. Ahead of kick-off, Dirk Maverick will be singing the club song from home. That will be followed by the Werkself Radio match commentary.
Manuel Gräfe is in charge of today’s top game. The referee has been the man in the middle for 26 Werkself games with Bayer 04 clocking up 15 wins, four draws and seven defeats. In those 26 games, Gräfe has issued 48 yellow and seven red cards against Bayer 04.
3-1 and 2-1 – the last two league games against the record champions have been impressive. Bailey, Volland, Alario and Tah have fond memories of scoring against Bayern Munich. Will there be a repeat today? Three wins on the bounce would be a new record for the Werkself.
Even though the DFB Cup semi-final against FC Saarbrücken is to be played behind closed doors, fans can still be there – at least virtually. FCS are selling virtual tickets now. The income will be used to support their youth teams. Tickets are available from 5 euros at the Saarbrücken web shop.
Thanks to the outstanding 3-2 win after extra time against Hoffenheim, the Bayer 04 Women went through to the DFB Cup semi-finals. The team coached by Achim Feifel will play SGS Essen. The kick-off at Kurtekotten is on Wednesday, 10 June at 16.00 CET. The final will on 4 July at the Rhein Energie Stadium in Cologne.
Freiburg’s defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend left them two places but a whole 10 points behind Bayer 04. Their results in general may be mixed, but Julian Schuster’s side are a force to be reckoned with at home, where they have earned 24 of their 33 points. Leverkusen may choose to look for the aerial route if they’re to get the better of their hosts, who have conceded more headed goals than any other team. Here’s all you need to know ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game in our matchday news.
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A boost for the second Bundesliga away game in a row: The Werkself take on SC Freiburg just three days after the convincing 1-0 win at Hamburger SV. Ahead of the game on Saturday, 7 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET), head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about the lessons learned from the rearranged fixture at HSV, a trio on yellow cards and young players like Christian Kofane and Montrell Culbreath.
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SC Freiburg suffered their eighth away defeat of the season in Frankfurt last weekend. But at home, at the Europa Park Stadion, coach Julian Schuster's team are clocking up one win after the next. SCF are unbeaten in the last 16 matches at home. On Saturday, 7 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET), they will be looking to keep the run going in the clash with the Werkself. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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For the third time in a row, the Leverkusen eSports players have made it through to the final round of the VBL Club Championship. From 7 to 8 March, they will compete for the German Club Championship at XPERION in Hamburg. At the start of the final round, they face Hamburger SV in the Round of 16. The match starts at 19:30 CET on Saturday, 7 March and will be broadcast live on the VBL Twitch channel. The eSports preview.
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The German Football League (DFL) has scheduled Matchdays 28 to 30 in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season. The fixtures at a glance.
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