This will be the first appearance for Exequiel Palacios on the 'aktuelles sportstudio' programme filmed in Mainz. The Leverkusen midfielder will talk about winning the World Cup with Argentina last winter, his personal development at the Werkself as well as the end of season run-in with Bayer 04 and the forthcoming semi-final tie against AS Roma in the Europa League.
The classic programme on ZDF, running since 1963, saw Rudi Völler invited in February, albeit in his role with the DFB. The 63-year-old was interviewed a year earlier as the sporting managing director at Bayer 04. Palacios’ teammate Robert Andrich appeared on the programme in Mainz back in November 2021
HERE is the live stream of ‘aktuelles sportstudio’.
Bayer 04 will round off their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with a friendly against Premier League side Newcastle United. The match against the side featuring German internationals Malik Thiaw and Nick Woltemade will take place on Saturday 15 August (kick-off: 4 pm German time/3 pm local time) at St James’ Park. Werkself-TV will stream the match live in full and free of charge after logging in from 3.50 pm...
After the 2-1 defeat at Premier League club Nottingham Forest the night before, it was straight back to work for the Werkself at midday on Thursday with an intensive training session in hot temperatures at the hosts' training ground.
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The Werkself suffered a first defeat in the current pre-season fixtures. The sixth friendly of the summer ended in 2-1 reverse at Premier League Nottingham Forest. The English side took an early lead (4’) but Patrik Schick levelled just after the half-hour mark (32’). Nothing much happened after that, and the match looked set to end in a draw. However, the hosts managed to score the winning goal late on (90').
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH has taken note of the final, non-binding statement issued by the Bundeskartellamt regarding the 50+1 rule and its application, and will now examine it carefully.
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