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.
For a long time, it looked like Bayer 04 would claim their first Bundesliga victory of the season, but the Werkself were frustrated after the final whistle. The 3-3 draw away at Werder Bremen left the players with long faces and disappointed reactions. The Werkself review
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Bayer 04 are still without a win in the Bundesliga after two games following a 3-3 draw away at Werder Bremen. Leverkusen had gone 2-0 up through Patrik Schick and Malik Tillman, before Romano Schmid’s penalty prior to half-time. Schick’s own spot-kick restored the two-goal advantage in the second half as Werder were reduced to 10 men, but Isaac Schmidt got the hosts back into it again before Karim Coulibaly’s added-time equaliser.
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UEFA have confirmed the fixture list for the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League.
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Bayer 04 make their second attempt at picking up their first three points of this Bundesliga season as they visit Werder Bremen on Saturday. The hosts may be struggling with injuries and reeling from back-to-back defeats to kick off the campaign, but they’ll want to put that right in their first home outing. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the match, which kicks off at 3.30pm CEST.
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