
The final home game of the year against Werder Bremen will be played on Wednesday 13 December (20.30 CET) and the first match of the New Year at the BayArena against Bayern Munich is the opening fixture of the second half of the season on Friday 12 January 2018 (20.30 CET).
Matchday 15: Friday, 8 December, 20.30 CET: VfB Stuttgart v Bayer 04
Matchday 16: Wednesday, 13 December, 20.30 CET: Bayer 04 v SV Werder Bremen
Matchday 17: Sunday, 17 December, 15.30 CET: Hannover 96 v Bayer 04
DFB Cup Round of 16: Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer 04 (19/20 December)
Matchday 18: Friday, 12 January, 20.30 CET: Bayer 04 v Bayern Munich
Matchday 19: Saturday, 20 January, 15.30 CET: TSG Hoffenheim v Bayer 04
Matchday 20: Sunday, 28 January, 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v FSV Mainz 05
Matchday 21: Saturday, 3 February, 15.30 CET: SC Freiburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 22: Saturday, 10 February, 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v Hertha BSC

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed a loan deal with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach for Argentinian striker Alejo Sarco. The 20-year-old joins Mönchengladbach with immediate effect for the rest of the season.
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After their first win on matchday 6 in the UCL league phase, Olympiacos are still in with a good chance of reaching the play-offs in the UEFA Champions League. The 2024 UEFA Conference League winners will be looking to go one better in their home match against Bayer 04 this Tuesday, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET), but their stop scorer is unavailable. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Panagiotis, known as Panos, Retsos wore the Bayer 04 jersey for three years. Including his loan spells, he was under contract with the Werkself for a total of four and a half years. "It's a very special club for me," said the 27-year-old, who returned to his boyhood club Olympiacos in 2022, in an interview with bayer04.de. The former Leverkusen man is now captain and a first choice for the Werkself's next opponents in the UEFA Champions League. Ahead of the clash on Tuesday night, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET), Retsos talks about his fond memories of his time in Leverkusen and the imminent reunion with some of his former team-mates. He also talks about who brought him to Leverkusen and why he likes getting older.
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Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without goalkeeper Mark Flekken and forward Nathan Tella for the time being.
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