The first encounter of the evening between #B04eSports player Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr and Schalke’s Julius ‘JULI’ Kühle in the youngsters' duel on PlayStation 5 ended in a 1-1 draw. The following Xbox 1-v-1 involving Fabian ‘B04_DUBZJE’ de Cae was the only game of the night that produced a winner. The Leverkusen player was on the wrong end of a 6-1 scoreline against the Schalke eSports player Serhat ‘SERHATINHO’ Öztürk. The following 2-v-2, with Paul ‘B04_PAUL’ Degner playing alongside Landwehr, ended all square at 0-0.
The games against Bochum followed later in the evening. Landwehr's 1-v-1 on PS5 ended with a 2-2 draw, da Cae’s game on Xbox and the final 2-v-2 encounter produced goalless draws.
After 15 matchdays, the #B04eSports team are now eighth in the North West division of the VBL Club Championship with a four-point gap to the top six.
Next Tuesday, 1 February, brings the games against Hannover 96 (from 18.00 CET) plus VfL Wolfsburg (20.00 CET). These fixtures will again be streamed live as usual on the Bayer 04 Twitch channel.
A special award for special social commitment. At this year's ceremony for the Sepp Herberger Awards in Wolfsburg on Monday night, the DFB Sepp Herberger Foundation recognised Bayer 04 in the social rehabilitation category. The Bundesliga club received the prize, together with €12,000, for its great service to inmates, particularly in the Wuppertal-Ronsdorf prison.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-2 loss at VfL Wolfsburg on the 20th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Werkself suffered another setback in the tight race for third place in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga. Roberto Pätzold's side lost 2-1 at VfL Wolfsburg in a hard-fought contest on Sunday evening, with Vanessa Fudalla's goal in stoppage time proving too little too late. Leverkusen have dropped to sixth in the table with 31 points, four off third place.
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The Bundesliga home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the first half of the season was one of those classic ‘days to forget’ for Bayer 04 Women. It started with goalkeeper Charlotte Voll being shown a red card in the first minute of the game, and following a further sending-off, coach Roberto Pätzold's 9-women side ended up losing 5-1 to last season's runners-up. At 18.30 CET on Sunday, they'll have the chance to exact revenge at the AOK Stadium - and pick up valuable points in the race for third place.
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After full time in the 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich, the Bayer 04 fans first had to catch their breath. Firstly because of their usual loud support, and secondly because of the great drama they'd witnessed on the pitch: three disallowed goals, two red cards and a Werkself side who "again produced a very good performance against strong opponents", as head coach Kasper Hjulmand described. The Dane was particularly enthused by the performance of young Montrell Culbreath, while Patrik Schick got to enjoy his 200th appearance under the Cross. The Werkself Review unpacks the action.
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