
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 and Olympiacos had only met twice before the current UEFA Champions campaign. After the encounter on Matchday 7 of this season’s league phase, the Werkself travel to face the Greek side for the second time in just four weeks for the knockout play-off first leg. The Black and Reds were dominant for large spells in mid-January but lost 2-0 after missing a number of presentable chances. The Werkself aim to do better on Wednesday night to “seize the chance for revenge,” as managing director sport Simon Rolfes put it. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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A bitter end to the fifth showdown of the 2025/26 VBL Club Championship as the #B04eSports team failed to take any points in the three remaining matches of the preliminary online round of the fifth and final showdown, missing out on the offline round. They can no longer take points in the overall table. Bayer 04 slipped out on the top eight, so direct participation in the final event for the German Club Championship is no longer possible, with Bayer 04 having to contest the play-offs.
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A rematch in Athens: On Wednesday, 18 February (kick-off: 21:00 CET), the Werkself face Greek double winners Olympiacos for the second time this season at the Karaiskakis Stadium. After the encounter in the league phase, it's now time for the first leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League play-offs. Ahead of the game, head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about how his side will approach the clash, while captain Robert Andrich explained how the team will try to dampen the atmosphere in the stadium tomorrow.
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With the much-celebrated 2-1 derby win against 1. FC Köln, the Bayer 04 Women underlined their credentials as one of the top teams in the Bundesliga. Anyone wishing to support the Werkself in the stadium in the race for third place can now purchase tickets for the home match against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Tickets are also still available for the upcoming clash against TSG Hoffenheim at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Sunday, 22 February. The latest information at a glance.
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Let's give it our all one more time! Today, Tuesday 17 February (live on the VBL Twitch channel from 18:00 CET), the #B04eSports team play the remaining three preliminary round matches of the fifth and final showdown of the VBL Club Championship 2025/26. The Leverkusen console pros go up against 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. FC Magdeburg and Bayern Munich, aiming to secure their place in the offline knockout round and pick up valuable points for the overall table and the battle to get into the final event for the German Club Championship. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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