Second half of the 2018/19 season in pictures

Build-up to Krasnodar starts– 'Baumi' is back

The second double-fixture week is here – the next Bayer 04 match is in three days: In the first leg of the Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League, the Werkself are away to FK Krasnodar on Thursday (18.55 CET, live text commentary and web radio in German at bayer04.de) and that is followed by the home game in the Bundesliga against Rhine rivals Fortuna Düsseldorf on Sunday (17 February, 18.00 CET).

The first half of the season in numbers

The Werkself have played 17 Bundesliga matches in the first half of the 2018/19 season – Bayer 04 are ninth in the table on 24 points with seven wins, three draws and seven defeats. And the Werkself still hold all the cards in the two other competitions: The Round of 32 in the Europa League was reached as group winners and Bayer 04 have progressed through two rounds to the last 16 of the DFB Cup.

Mitchell Weiser nominated for 'Goal of the Month'

Mitchell Weiser's brilliant equaliser in the Europa League game against Ludogorets not only secured a point for the Werkself late on but it has also brought the 24-year-old a nomination for Goal of the Month on the ARD Sportschau for the month of November.