After Celta Vigo withdrew from travelling to Germany because of positive coronavirus cases, Bayer 04 now face Regional League club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. The match at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Saturday kicks off at 14.00 CEST.
Werkself fans were able to buy tickets for the friendly against RWO for five euros each. The proceeds go to the 'Leverkusen hilft' campaign organised by the Leverkusen community foundation in support of victims of the recent floods. Information on the entrance criteria is available HERE.
Bayer 04 are providing a live broadcast of the third friendly for the team under head coach Gerardo Seoane on the club’s YouTube channel. The live stream starts at 13.50 CEST with the match commentary from Niko Hartmann of Werkself Radio.
The German Football League (DFL) has announced the three candidates for Bundesliga ‘Rookie of the Month’ for February. Among the candidates is Werkself player Jarell Quansah. Fans of Bayer 04 can vote for their favourite on the Bundesliga app from now until Thursday, 5 March (23:59 CET).
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On a day that celebrated 50 years of official Bayer 04 fan clubs with festivities on the pitch during the match against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, New York-based Werkself Warriors were proudly represented on the field by co-founder Alex Kramm.
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The Werkself conceded a goal at home for the first time since the beginning of January 67 minutes into the game against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday. Jarell Quansah levelled late on for the final score of 1-1 to secure a point and avoid a first home defeat in six games. Bayer 04 were very critical of their performance after the game. 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 as he worked 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 personalised 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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