+++ 19 July, 13.32: Erik ten Hag meets Filipe Luís +++
After training, Erik ten Hag, Fernando Carro and Simon Rolfes caught up with Flamengo coach and former defender Filipe Luís. His team play city rivals Fluminense at the Maracana tomorrow evening, which the Werkself will go and watch.
+++ 19 July, 13.03: Beach then pitch for Hincapie and Belocian +++
Piero Hincapie and Jeanuel Belocian were working on their own on a nearby pitch with fitness coach Daniel Jouvin as they continue their recoveries. The previous day had seen the pair working out on the beach outside the team hotel, including a cooling off in the sea, prior to the friendly match.
+++ 19 July, 12.56: Action on the pitch with Quansah, Kofane and Maza +++
The team’s latest intense training session is now over. With the sun beaming down over Rio, they started off with a warm-up and some rondos before taking to small pitches, with Ibrahim Maza involved again. Fellow new signings Jarell Quansah and Christian Kofane also joined with the team for the first time after doing individual work a couple of days ago. The session finished with a gruelling set of endurance runs.
+++ 19 July, 10.47: 30-year reunion +++
Before turning to training, we had some emotional scenes this morning as old teammates met again at the hotel for the first time in some 30 years. You can read more about that HERE.
+++ 19 July, 09.23 Uhr: Training and Wonder of the World +++
Bom dia from Brazil! There’s no rest for the Werkself this Saturday as they gear up for their morning training session in a couple of hours. After lunch and a rest back at the hotel, the team will then head off for a look at Christ the Redeemer, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, to take in the sunset over Rio de Janeiro. More on that later…
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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