After lunch together, some of the Leverkusen players still had media appearances on the schedule at the team hotel, including Robert Andrich, goalkeeper Mark Flekken, Christian Kofane, Edmond Tapsoba and Ibrahim Maza. But now, the guys are enjoying a well-deserved afternoon break. Tonight, they’ll have a little BBQ together - we’ll check in again later!
Well, who just popped in for a quick visit to the team hotel? None other than "Schnix"! Even though his schedule was packed, Bernd Schneider made sure to stop by briefly to see the Werkself and the Bayer 04 officials. Of course, he also had a quick chat with CEO Fernando Carro, team manager Hans-Peter Lehnhoff and club legend Paulo Sergio, among others. It was great to have you here, Schnix!
Training has just finished. And things were heating up on the field again - not just because of the temperatures well over 30 degrees. Head coach Carles Martínez and his staff closed the spaces during the final practice drills, really making the players work up a sweat. They still had fun, though; during the mini-tournament, everyone’s competitive spirit shone through as they sought to defeat their teammates. Today’s winning team? The white team. Well done, guys!
Good morning from Blankenhain! Glorious sunshine once again greets the Werkself at their training camp quarters here in Weimarer Land. Having just had breakfast, the squad will now hop on bikes and golf carts to the training pitch a few minutes away. There'll be a short warm-up in the excellent facilities next to the pitches there, before the open session in front of fans begins. Updates to follow as always!
Bayer 04 host Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BayArena on matchday 12 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Bayer 04 host Eintracht Frankfurt at the BayArena on matchday 14 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the women's DFB-Pokal 2026/27
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“As far as mentality and determination are concerned, we have nothing to reproach ourselves for,” Robert Andrich said up after the first home defeat for the Werkself this term. In terms of their play, too, the Black and Reds put in a respectable performance for long stretches of this intense and physical match, outperforming VfB Stuttgart in most areas. It was only in terms of efficiency in front of goal that the Swabians had the edge over the Werkself. Head coach Carles Martínez wants to learn from this so that, in future, they can “win this sort of match too”. The Werkself review.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career working as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personal Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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