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"Our focus is clear, we're only thinking about the game against West Ham," stressed Jeremie Frimpong straight away. The potentially decisive Bundesliga match at home to SV Werder Bremen on Sunday, where the Werkself could clinch the Bundesliga title, will not be on anyone's mind until afterwards. Frimpong added: "We want to give ourselves a good starting point for the second leg in London next week. It won't be easy because West Ham have a fantastic team, but these are exactly the games we look forward to. We want to test ourselves against top teams."
Regarding the defeat to AS Roma in the semi-finals of last season's competition, Frimpong said: "Obviously that wasn't easy for us, but perhaps that's one reason why we have a stronger mentality this season. We want to win every game and just don't like losing."
West Ham, winners of the UEFA Europa Conference League last year, beat SC Freiburg 5-1 on aggregate in the round of 16 of this competition. In those encounters, but also in their league matches, Xabi Alonso has seen "a physically strong team with great individual quality". The Bayer 04 head coach also highlighted "their great experience in Europe, which also gives them the necessary calmness in difficult periods of the game". For his team, that means: "We need to play with patience but a lot of tempo tomorrow, and have a good balance between our attack and defence. Only by doing that will we manage to take a good result to the second leg in London."
Alonso confirmed that Matej Kovar will again start in goal in the quarter-final first leg at the BayArena, while the Spaniard also announced the return of Arthur to the squad. The Brazilian has been out since Bundesliga Matchday 3. Only Adam Hlozek, who sustained an ankle injury against Union Berlin last weekend, is unavailable to face the Hammers.
The connection between the club, the Bayer company and the fans in the city was also brought up at the press conference. In response, Alonso explained: "We all feel closely connected as one with the Bayer AG. Everyone in the company gives us tremendous support. Then there are our great fans. We in the club are working to give everyone in the city and in the company even more joy at the end of the season. We can take another important step towards that against West Ham tomorrow."

Reinforcement in attack: Bayer 04 Leverkusen have secured the transfer of striker Maja Sternad from Bundesliga rivals SV Werder Bremen. The 22-year-old has signed a contract until 30 June 2028.
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It's a thrilling situation: as the season draws to a close, Stuttgart and Bayer 04 are heading into the home stretch almost neck and neck. After 32 games, with 17 wins, seven draws and eight defeats each, both teams are on 58 points. Even in terms of goals scored, VfB and the Werkself are level on 66. The Black and Reds have conceded just three fewer goals (43) than their rivals (46), which is why they sit one place behind fourth-placed Leverkusen. This Saturday, 9 May (kick-off: 15.30 CEST), the two teams go head to head at the MHP Arena in Stuttgart. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with full-back Arthur ahead of schedule. The Werkself have agreed a new deal with the Brazilian to 30 June 2031. The 23-year-old was previously under contract to the summer of 2028.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen continue building the squad for the new season in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga. The 25-year-old midfielder Marlene Müller has joined the club from RB Leipzig on a contract to 30 June 2028.
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Bayer 04 are introducing changes to the ticket price structure for the 2026/27 season. In addition to adjusting the ticket prices, the ticket categories will also be reorganised. All season ticket holders have already been informed of the changes by e-mail. The most important information at a glance.
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