Following the home win against Mainz 05 on Sunday, the Werkself players and coaches have been able to enjoy a day off on Monday. Julian Baumgartlinger and captain Lars Bender did come to the BayArena, or, to be more precise, they visited the medical section. That was due to thigh injuries suffered in yesterday's match. However, neither player is expected to be sidelined for long.
Show moreBayer 04, led by captain Lars Bender, who celebrated his 100th win in the Bundesliga, returned to second place in the Bundesliga after Sunday's 2-0 win against FSV Mainz 05. There was no disagreement in the media that the victory against Mainz was fully deserved. And one player obviously centre stage again. Read on to see what the papers say:
Show moreAfter the defeat against Bayern Munich in the opening match of the second half of the Bundesliga season, Bayer 04 returned to winning ways in Sinsheim with a convincing 4-1 victory over TSG Hoffenheim. The Werkself are looking to continue in the same vein with a win on Sunday (kick-off at 15.30 CET) against FSV Mainz 05, thus securing second place in the table. Read on for the facts and stats on #B04M05 to be refereed by Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) there.
Show moreThree wins, two draws, 15 goals for and five against - that is the Werkself record from the last five Sunday Bundesliga fixtures at the BayArena. The opponents came from Wolfsburg, Berlin, Freiburg and Hamburg. FSV Mainz 05 are the next Sunday visitors to Bismarckstraße (28 January, 15.30 CET). And they are a team who have made life difficult recently and not just for Bayer 04. Head coach Heiko Herrlich took the same line at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon.
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