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"Tomorrow is one of the most important games for us," declared coach Xabi Alonso at today's press conference when asked how he assesses the forthcoming clash with VfB Stuttgart. The 2010 World Cup winner is again demanding full concentration for this enormously important game: "We need a top level performance tomorrow. Stuttgart are a good team and they deserve to be higher up in the table. We'll have to be on the front foot and attack."
The idea is to build on the last two wins in the home game against Union Berlin (5-0) and the away derby at FC Köln (2-1) to be able to go into the World Cup break in positive mood: "It would be a very important win above all in relation to the table," declared Alonso.
Looking back at the derby in Cologne, the Spanish coach found words of praise particularly for the second half display: "Last week was very intense and the first half in the game against FC Köln was therefore lacking energy. But we showed our mentality in the second half and posed problems to the opponents. Our substitutions with Nadiem (Amiri, ed.), Amine (Adli, ed.) and Odi (Odilon Kossounou, ed.) gave us a good boost. We were able to see again how important each individual player is to us," explained the coach.
Sardar Azmoun and Florian Wirtz are still ruled out for the clash with VfB Stuttgart. The 19-year-old will however be on the #Bayer04USATour with the Werkself setting off immediately after the Stuttgart match. Alonso will also have to manage without Patrik Schick (groin) and Charles Aránguiz (calf) for the game against the Swabians. Daley Sinkgraven will be back in the squad after the Dutchman became a father again for the second time yesterday. Xabi Alonso also congratulated Jeremie Frimpong at the press conference on his call-up to the Netherlands World Cup squad. "I'm happy for him. He's earned this chance."
The BayArena has again sold out for the final competitive match of 2022. 30,210 fans will watch the game between the Werkself and VfB Stuttgart. That means the BayArena has been sold out for six of the last seven home games. The Werkself will again be looking to get a result against the Swabians and give fans another reason to celebrate before the start of the World Cup break.
Bayern Munich come to the BayArena this Saturday with an 11-point lead in the Bundesliga as they look to take a step closer to the title. As imperious as they may seem, a weakness has emerged of late that the Werkself proved they can exploit in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Champions League. Leverkusen are also looking to make it four Bundesliga home games unbeaten against the Bavarians. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the 15:30 CET kick-off in our matchday news.
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Another home game, another top opponent - another marker? Three days after their convincing performance in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg, Bayer 04 continue their Bundesliga campaign with an equally high-calibre fixture. Matchday 26 sees league leaders Bayern Munich visit the sold-out BayArena. Ahead of the clash, head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about a comparison between Arsenal and the Bavarians, Bayern's high-scoring performance in Europe's premier club competition and a return to the squad for one Werkself player.
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High spirits and previously untold stories: Around 100 Bayer 04 fans packed the Schwadbud fan pub in the east stand of the BayArena on Thursday evening to be there in person for the first instalment of the new series of events entitled “Rudi lädt ein” (Rudi invites you). They listened intently as long-serving Werkself players Gonzalo Castro and Stefan Kießling chatted with record appearance-maker Rüdiger Vollborn and presenter and stadium announcer Tobias Ufer about their many years together at the club, shared amusing anecdotes and revealed dressing room secrets. Anyone who missed the premiere can already look forward to the second instalment – on 12 May, Rudi will be testing the expert knowledge of Bayer 04 fans during a quiz night.
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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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They're well on their way to becoming German champions for the 35th time and once again proved their incredible class in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. This Saturday, 14 March (kick-off: 15.30 CET), Bayern Munich will be the visitors to the BayArena. It'll be a meeting of the two Bundesliga teams with the most dominant styles of play. A look at our opponents shows the visitors from the Bavarian capital have many strengths - but are also vulnerable.
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