The following first-team players have travelled: Lukas Hradecky, Matej Kovar, Niklas Lomb, Piero Hincapie, Jonathan Tah, Odilon Kossounou, Edmond Tapsoba, Arthur, Jeanuël Belocian, Jonas Hofmann, Robert Andrich, Florian Wirtz, Martin Terrier, Aleix Garcia, Gustavo Puerta, Granit Xhaka, Patrik Schick, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli, Victor Boniface and Adam Hlozek. Jeremie Frimpong, who played for the Netherlands in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, will join the group in the next few days.
The following youth team players are in the Black Forest for the whole training camp: Andrea Natali, Francis Onyeka (both U19s), Ben Hawighorst and Jeremiah Mensah (both U17s). U19 keeper Jesper Schlich will be at the training camp up to and including Thursday with the trio of Othniel Raterink, Francesco Buono and Montrell Culbreath (all U19s) there until Tuesday.
Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Bayer 04 U19s have extended their winning run with a fifth consecutive victory on Matchday 5 of the DFB Youth League’s preliminary round. Coach Patrick Greveraars’ side secured a 3–2 (2–1) win in their match against second-placed FC Viktoria Köln, with Burak Kir and Nebe Domnic scoring for the hosts in the first half before captain Ben Hawighorst found the net after the break.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Guéla Doué for the time being. The Ivory Coast international sustained a muscle injury to his right calf during the final Werkself training session yesterday ahead of the Europa League clash with Slovenian champions NK Celje.
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For the first time since reaching the final against AS Roma (2–2, first leg 2–0) in May 2024, Bayer 04 are playing another home match in the UEFA Europa League – and they will be wearing their new European kit. On Wednesday 16 September (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), the BayArena will welcome Slovenian champions NK Celje, who appointed a new coach this week following a mixed start to the season. Under the slogan “40 Years Across Europe. Still Creating History.”, the Black and Reds now aim to add the next chapter to their European history, which has seen so much success in recent years. Bayer 04 fans can follow the match on free-to-air TV on RTL, as well as on Sky and Werkself Radio. The matchday news.
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