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.
Kicking off the new season with a fresh look: Bayer 04, in collaboration with sportswear manufacturer New Balance, has unveiled the official kit for Leverkusen’s e-Sports players for the coming season. The jersey is now available from the Bayer 04 online shop and the Fanwelt.
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Paulo Sergio and Bayer 04 have enjoyed close ties since the Werkself training camp in his native Brazil last summer. The club legend is in charge of the Bayer 04 Soccer Academy, which opened in the summer of 2025, and he has also been at this year’s training camp in the Weimarer Land. As well as interacting with the many fans who travelled to the camp, the 1994 World Cup winner used the time to plan the next steps for the Academy together with club officials. In an interview with bayer04.de, Sergio spoke about the project’s future development, the upcoming visit by young Academy players to Leverkusen, and plans for the coming months in Germany and Brazil.
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A round-up of the Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land, all in one place: in our daily blog you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. Day five (Thursday 6 August) is as follows: The squad have the final open session of the training camp in the morning. After lunch, there will be a team event.
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A round-up of the Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land, all in one place: in our daily blog you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. Day four (Wednesday 5 August) is all about training. The day begins with a gruelling open training session – new signing Miguel Gutiérrez also takes part. A second session follows in the afternoon, this time behind closed doors.
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From Real Madrid to Girona and Napoli, and now to Leverkusen: Left-back Miguel Gutiérrez has signed a contract with Bayer 04 to 2031. In his first interview, the 25-year-old Spaniard talks about his welcome at the training camp and his first encounters with his team-mates, his time at the academy alongside Lucas Vázquez at Real Madrid, and his goals with Bayer 04. He also reveals in an interview with Werkself-TV what sort of player he is and how he intends to help the team...
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