With an assist from Charles Aránguiz, Brandt hit the ball from the edge of the box on 55 minutes with a powerful shot that flew into the top left corner. Following Kai Havertz' nomination for April Goal of the Month that saw him finish runner-up to the winner Matheus Cunha from RB Leipzig, the vote includes a Werkself player for the second time in succession. Since last Saturday, 1 June, it has been possible to vote for Julian Brandt (still a Leverkusen player) on the Sportschau website.
Voting is open to Sunday 16 June (midnight). In addition to the strike from our number 10, the other options for May are the goals scored by Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Maximilian Wolfram (Carl Zeiss Jena), Cihan Özkara (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) and Nadiem Amiri (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).
Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and Bayer 04 loanee Francis Onyeka are part of Germany's final squad for the U19 European Championships this summer. The tournament is in Wales from 24 June to 12 July.
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Bayer 04 are away to third-division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal. That was the outcome of the draw on Saturday night, 6 June, at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The Werkself first round tie will be played between 21 and 24 August. The exact date has yet to be finalised.
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Carles Martìnez is raring to go. The 42-year-old speaks in his first interview in Leverkusen about the club's development to date and how he wants to build on it. He describes his previous work in France, Kuwait, Qatar and his native Barcelona, his experience in developing young players, and the key steps between now and the start of pre-season training.
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New Bayer 04 head coach Carles Martínez has arrived in Leverkusen! At midday on Friday, the 42-year-old spoke in a press conference at the BayArena about his philosophy and his aims. Managing director sport Simon Rolfes also discussed the reasons for appointing the former Toulouse boss.
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