Xabi Alonso's team played at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium last year on 7 January when they secured a 2-1 win against Venezia, where the former Leverkusen player Joel Pohjanpalo is now wearing the captain's armband. The team with the Finland international striker are currently second in Serie B.
Tickets for the game will initially be exclusively available in the lower tier at the BayArena. Season card holders will receive an invitation from Bayer 04 with a voucher code where they can secure the exact number of season cards on Tuesday 19 December (16.00 CET). That there is no guarantee of the usual season card seats. Tickets will then go on open sale on 21 December from 16.00 CET. Members can purchase tickets for €5 and non-members have the opportunity to watch the Bundesliga league leaders for €10.
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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