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.
Ahead of Bayer 04's Europa League match away to OFI Crete in Greece, defender Jarell Quansah spoke to Werkself-TV...
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It couldn't have been any tighter! Despite winning four of six games in the online preliminary round in Showdown 1 of the VBL Club Championship 2026/27, Leverkusen eSports duo Marc and Sean Landwehr didn't make it through to the offline knockout round. Level on points (12) with seven other teams, Leverkusen were the only team with this points tally not to progress as they had the worst single-game record compared to their rivals.
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He's one of the leading figures of Leverkusen and the German economy: Werner Wenning rose from an apprentice at Bayer 04 to CEO of the global company. A childhood Werkself fan, he has held a position of responsibility at the club for many years as chairman of the shareholder committee of Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH. Today the Leverkusen native celebrates his 80th birthday. The entire Bayer 04 family offers its warmest wishes!
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OFI Crete have begun the UEFA Europa League league phase with one win and one defeat. The Greek Cup winners are still unbeaten at home this season, so a tricky assignment awaits the Werkself at the Pankritio on Thursday 22 October (kick-off 18:45 CEST). The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have drafted in Jonas Hofmann to their UEFA Europa League squad. The 34-year-old attacking midfielder will travel with the Werkself to Greece tomorrow, Wednesday 21 October, ahead of the match at OFI Crete the following day. Hofmann replaces injured teammate Martin Terrier in the squad.
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