The summer break is drawing to a close and soon the action returns to the turf. When the Werkself return to training on Monday (1 July) and the pre-season officially starts it will already be clear which side the team coached by Peter Bosz will face in the first match of the German league championships (16 to 18 August) – one week after the DFB Cup tie at Alemannia Aachen (9 to 12 August). But also how the rest of the fixtures will pan out. A good sign that it won't be long before it all kicks off again...
Key Bundesliga dates for 2019/20:
Matchday 1: 16 to 18 August 2019
Matchday 17: 20 to 22 December 2019
Matchday 18: 17 to 20 January 2020
Matchday 34: 16 May 2020
Bayer 04 have ended Artem Stepanov’s loan deal at Nürnberg and agreed a new loan to Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian striker did not play as much as hoped for at the Bundesliga 2 club and will now continue his development in the Eredivisie for the rest of 2025/26.
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Following on from the emotional last-minute win at Union Berlin, the Bayer 04 Women now face a promoted team: On Saturday, 31 January (12:00 CET), coach Roberto Pätzold's team welcome FC Nürnberg to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for their first home game of the new year. In their second season in the Bundesliga, the Franconians have impressed with 16 points from the first 15 games.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with Germany U19 international Montrell Culbreath. The attacking midfielder and right winger has penned a deal with the Bundesliga club that runs to 30 June 2030. Culbreath has played for the Werkself as a youth player since 2023. Last December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for the Leverkusen first team in the Bayer 04 3-1 away win at RB Leipzig.
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The Werkself's 3-0 victory over Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League certainly left many happy faces: Malik Tillman was delighted with his brace, Robert Andrich with the clean sheet and coach Kasper Hjulmand with the "manner" of this significant home win. With an overwhelming superiority and over 75 per cent possession at times, Bayer 04 deserved their place in the UCL play-off round. They will face a familiar foe in February. The Werkself review.
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