Aránguiz will undergo a check-up on his return to Leverkusen to determine his fitness level.
In addition, the recently injured Kevin Kampl, Ömer Toprak and Julian Brandt returned to individual training on Monday after recovery from injury/illness. Joel Pohjanpalo was back in full training for the first time since his injury.
The final international break of the year is followed by a flurry of fixtures for the Werkself starting with Friday night’s (20.30 CET) game against RB Leipzig at the BayArena. Bayer 04 then travel to Moscow to play CSKA on Tuesday (18.00 CET) and Saturday’s top match (18.30 CET) is an away game at FC Bayern.
A special afternoon at the Bayer 04 Football Academy autumn camp: At the Liga 20 indoor football centre, in the shadow of the BayArena, two Werkself women’s team players led a training session. Loreen Bender and Selina Ostermeier not only offered the young players advice and support, but also got stuck in themselves.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 5-2 win against 1. FC Nürnberg in the second round of the DFB-Pokal 2026/27...
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Bayer 04 came from 2-0 down to beat Nürnberg 5-2 in the second round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal on Wednesday night. Edmond Tapsoba’s double either side of half-time sparked the turnaround, before Patrik Schick, Jonas Hofmann and Lucas Vázquez ensured progress to the last 16 for the 2024 cup winners.
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The Werkself have reached at least the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal in each of the last three years. The Black-and-Reds would like to make it to the final four of the competition again this season, but to do that they'll need to overcome 1. FC Nürnberg in round two, who travel to the BayArena with momentum following a successful league campaign so far. However, Bayer have a 100 percent record at home in all competitions this season - and have also won six of their last seven home matches in the Pokal. The Matchday News.
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