Every season tells its own story. Last season – and there is no doubt about it – was disappointing for us. Nevertheless: The story certainly has an exciting plot. And a positive end with the thrilling fan activity for the derby against FC Köln, staying up and the final 6-2 victory away to Hertha Berlin at the Olympic Stadium. And there were one or two highlights over the course of the campaign. One example came in the Champions League group stage with the 1-0 win against Tottenham at Wembley Stadium.
Anybody wanting to look back at the 2016/17 season can see that in detail on our new website. That is why there is the Season heading on the left navigation bar at the top. At the end of the day, it's the Werkself games that interest us above all else. And that includes matches in all competitions. That is usually three. This term we will have to settle for just the Bundesliga and the DFB Cup.
Our season review gives you a complete insight into the Werkself games. Results, tables, statistics, match reports, action shots, our Bayer 04 TV reports, all relevant news on a particular matchday as well as the collective posts on the club's social media channels. That is all organised in a clear and compact way for every matchday in every competition.
At the very top of the Season page we have the current season statistics: wins, draws, defeats, goal difference, home and away record. Clicking on a particular matchday will bring up all the information.
The season review is available for the previous and the current campaigns. We are also confident that the story in 2017/18 will not only be exciting but it will also have a happy ending for us. Three competitions are cooler than just two...
The European jersey has been launched, the UEL opponents have been drawn – and anticipation for the European campaign is running high. To mark the occasion, an autograph session was held on Friday afternoon, 28 August, at the Fanwelt with current Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and official club legend Paulo Sergio.
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After six and a half years, Exequiel Palacios is leaving the Bundesliga and moving from Bayer 04 to the Premier League. The Argentine, who as a Werkself player won the World Cup with his national team four years ago and finished as runners-up at this summer’s tournament, will play for newly promoted English side Ipswich Town with immediate effect. The 27-year-old, whose contract in Leverkusen was due to run until 30 June 2030, joined Bayer 04 in January 2020 as a promising young talent. He steadily developed into one of the best defensive midfielders in the German top flight.
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When Exequiel Palacios moved from the Argentinian club River Plate to Bayer Leverkusen on 1 January 2020, the then 21-year-old could not have imagined just how successful the next six and a half years would be for him. Pala, as he is known, had already won the Copa Libertadores – the most prestigious competition in South American club football – with River Plate. But there were still so many more trophies to come.
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To mark Exequiel Palacios’s departure, we’ve put together a compilation of the midfielder’s finest and most important goals from his six-and-a-half years at the club.
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