The team led by head coach Xabi Alonso will set off for northern France immediately after leaving Der Öschberghof hotel in the Black Forest. The match against the team that finished seventh in Ligue 1 last term will be played at the atmospheric Bollaert Delelis Stadium and a full house of 38,000 fans is expected. Bayer 04 will head home to Leverkusen after the game rounding off seven intensive days in training.
The first friendly in the pre-season is against third division Rot-Weiss Essen on 26 July at 19.00 CEST. The DFL Supercup match against runners-up VfB Stuttgart was confirmed for 17 August yesterday. The clash at the BayArena kicks-off at 20.30 CEST. Information on ticketing for this game will announced here. Bayer 04 open the new 2024/25 Bundesliga season as reigning champions on Friday 23 August. The fixture list will probably be announced on 4 July.
Bayer 04 have ended Artem Stepanov’s loan deal at Nürnberg and agreed a new loan to Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian striker did not play as much as hoped for at the Bundesliga 2 club and will now continue his development in the Eredivisie for the rest of 2025/26.
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Following on from the emotional last-minute win at Union Berlin, the Bayer 04 Women now face a promoted team: On Saturday, 31 January (12:00 CET), coach Roberto Pätzold's team welcome FC Nürnberg to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for their first home game of the new year. In their second season in the Bundesliga, the Franconians have impressed with 16 points from the first 15 games.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with Germany U19 international Montrell Culbreath. The attacking midfielder and right winger has penned a deal with the Bundesliga club that runs to 30 June 2030. Culbreath has played for the Werkself as a youth player since 2023. Last December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for the Leverkusen first team in the Bayer 04 3-1 away win at RB Leipzig.
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The Werkself's 3-0 victory over Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League certainly left many happy faces: Malik Tillman was delighted with his brace, Robert Andrich with the clean sheet and coach Kasper Hjulmand with the "manner" of this significant home win. With an overwhelming superiority and over 75 per cent possession at times, Bayer 04 deserved their place in the UCL play-off round. They will face a familiar foe in February. The Werkself review.
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