The UEFA Champions League package for all three Werkself home games in the group stage have been available since last week and continue to be available. Up to the first home match, all three games at the BayArena against Juventus, Atlético Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow can be purchased as a package. Anybody taking advantage of this offer will receive a discount of 10% on the price of individual matchday tickets.
Individual tickets for the first the Werkself game in the group stage are available to Bayer 04 Club members from Tuesday three September at 10.00 CET. tickets for the second game in the group stage go on sale from Tuesday 10 December at 10.00 CET – once again Club members have priority.
Ticket sales for all other matches in the group stage begin four weeks before the particular match. Information on ticket sales will be provided in good time on bayer04.de.
Information on open sales to follow.
The prices for the UEFA Champions League games are equivalent to the Bundesliga Category A matches. Season card holders with the 'BundesligaPLUS' option will receive a discount of 20% per game from Monday 2 September and the season card will automatically be activated as usual.
Bayer 04 have comfortably reached the DFB Pokal second round thanks to a 4–0 victory away to Liga 3 side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Patrik Schick put the Werkself ahead in the first 45 in the first competitive match under head coach Carles Martínez with debuts for new signings Miguel Gutiérrez, Afonso Moreira and Facundo Medina. After the break, Lucas Vázquez (47'), Nathan Tella (69') and Christian Kofane (79') also found the back of the net.
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Today brings the first match of the season for the Werkself. Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign today, Saturday 22 August, at 13:00 CEST with a first-round DFB Pokal tie away to third-tier side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. The 3,700 travelling fans can not only look forward to what will hopefully be a successful start to the season, but also now organise their journeys to Black and Reds games even more easily via the WERKSELFgo car-share platform. Meanwhile, following two defeats at the start of the league season, SV Wehen are hoping to spring a surprise in the DFB Pokal tie. Today’s matchday news.
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Carolin Simon is the new captain of the Bayer 04 women’s team. The full-back, who joined from Bayern Munich in the summer, will take over the captain’s armband for the 2026/27 season. Simon returned to Leverkusen in the summer after ten years away. The 33-year-old succeeds goalkeeper Friederike Repohl, who retired at the end of last season.
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Bayer 04 start the 2026/27 season away to third-division side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Ahead of the DFB Pokal tie on Saturday 22 August (kick-off: 13:00 CEST), head coach Carles Martínez spoke at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon. The topics: anticipation, passion, the fans’ support – and the captaincy for the new season.
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