Displaysolutions from Wuppertal specialises with its LED products in solutions for big sports venues. The new digital solution of the LED sponsors wall immediately enables Bayer 04 to play dynamic and updatable graphic image content and live images as well as pre-produced videos. With an aspect ratio of 4 to 1 it is also possible to show two videos next to each other at any time. As usual, the sponsors can be allocated as required across the whole width. The wall has an overall width of 6 metres with a height of 1.5 metres. That provides a state-of-the-art background.
Markus Breglec, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer: "With the acquisition of the digital press wall here at Bayer 04 we are taking another important and essential step in the area of future development and digitalisation of our BayArena together with our partners Innlights. The new LED wall makes it possible to play both partner as well as club content with the maximum flexibility and sustainability. We are proud of this transformation and we look forward to optimum use in our future press conferences and other media events."
It was another incredibly close call in the end: The second showdown in the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship saw the #B04eSports team once again narrowly miss out on a place in the top 16 of the preliminary round – and with it, a spot in the in-person knockout stage. It was a bitter blow: Marc and Sean Landwehr again fell just short, despite being level on points with their rivals. As was the case last month, their weaker record across the twelve individual matches in the six preliminary round fixtures proved decisive.
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“They stuck with us over the past few weeks when things weren’t going so well,” said captain Edmond Tapsoba, thanking the fans for their support after the 2–1 win in Cologne and dedicating the derby victory to them. Throughout the 90 minutes, the Werkself had looked unfazed and in command, inflicting the first home defeat of the season on FC Köln. It was the sixth consecutive win against the Cologne team for Bayer 04 – head coach Carles Martínez, on the other hand, was facing the team from the neighbouring city for the first time and “now really knows what this derby win means”. The Werkself derby review.
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Following the 2–1 derby victory away at FC Köln on Bundesliga matchday 9, Edmond Tapsoba, Malik Tillman and Aleix Garcia spoke to Werkself TV...
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-1 derby win at 1. FC Köln Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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There were celebrations among those in black and red at the RheinEnergieSTADION. On Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, the Werkself beat 1. FC Köln 2-0 and registered their sixth successive win in the derby. Aleix Garcia put Bayer 04 in front after just seven minutes with a direct free kick. Leverkusen played with discipline and energy after that and didn't allow some fierce challenges to unsettle them. Patrik Schick made it 2-0 in the 86th minute, and Said El Mala's goal in stoppage time for Köln proved nothing more than consolation. Jonas Hofmann crowned the derby win with his 100th appearance for the club.
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