"Panagiotis Retsos had several offers from top clubs playing in Europe this season. That makes it even more gratifying for us that he decided to sign for Bayer 04 Leverkusen – particularly as he played a key role in Olympiakos qualifying for the Champions League," said Bayer 04 sporting director Rudi Völler. "Panagiotis is a young pro with special talents and he fits in perfectly with our requirements. He represents an investment in the future of the club."
The 19-year-old became the youngest-ever captain of the reigning Greek champions at the age of 18 years, five months and 30 days. Retsos mainly played in central defence for Olympiakos. The right-footer, who joins the Greece national team under coach Michael Skibbe on Thursday night for the World Cup qualifier against Estonia, can also play on the flanks. "Bayer Leverkusen have always played in the Champions League in recent years despite strong domestic competition and that really impressed me," said Retsos. "The offer from a club like this makes me proud and, of course, I'm really looking forward to playing in the Bundesliga – for me one of the best and most attractive leagues in Europe."
In Panagiotis Retsos the Werkself coach Heiko Herrlich now has a player "who was at the top of our list. It's good the club management have been able to conclude a successful move," said Herrlich. "It wasn't easy as such a talented lad like Panagiotis is very much in demand. I'm very happy that we were able to complete the deal."
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Show moreThe Bayer 04 eSports players have completed the online preliminary round of the first showdown of the VBL Club Championship 2025/26 and are now in eleventh place in the overall table with twelve points. The Leverkusen team are through to the offline round of showdown one.
Show moreYesterday, Tuesday 21 October, the Leverkusen gamers hosted the eSports players of the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League as part of the UEFA Champions League home match between the Werkself and Paris Saint-Germain. Like the #B04eSports team in the VBL Club Championship, PSG finished runners-up in the eLigue 1 Championship last season.
Show moreThe Werkself lost 7-2 against reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain on Matchday 3 of the league phase in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign. Willian Pacho put the visitors ahead in a dramatic first half (7'). Robert Andrich was shown the red card, but Illia Zabarnyi was also sent off for PSG. Head coach Kasper Hjulmand's team then showed their fighting spirit. Aleix Garcia equalised with a penalty to make it 1-1 (38'). PSG then turned the game round with goals from Désiré Doué (42’, 45+3’) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (44). Further goals in the second half were scored by Nuno Mendes (50'), Aleix Garcia (54'), Ousmane Dembélé (66') and Vitinha (90'). The final scoreline was 7-2.
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