Kai Havertz, Jonathan Tah (Germany)
Friday, 6 September (20.45 CET, Hamburg): Germany v Netherlands (Euro qualifier, Group C)
Monday, 9 September (20.45 CET, Belfast): Northern Ireland v Germany (Euro qualifier, Group C)
Charles Aránguiz (Chile)
Friday, 6 September (04.00 CET, Los Angeles): Chile v Argentina (friendly)
Wednesday, 11 September (03.30 CET, San Pedro Sula): Honduras v Chile (friendly)
Lucas Alario (Argentina)
Friday, 6 September (04.00 CET, Los Angeles): Chile v Argentina (friendly)
Tuesday, 10 September (04.00 CET, San Antonio): Argentina v Mexico (friendly)
Leon Bailey (Jamaica)
Saturday, 7 September (02.00 CET, Montego Bay): Jamaica v Antigua & Barbuda (CONCACAF Nations League)
Tuesday, 10 September (02.00 CET, Georgetown): Guyana v Jamaica (CONCACAF Nations League)
Julian Baumgartlinger, Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria)
Friday, 6 September (20.45 CET, Salzburg): Austria v Latvia (Euro qualifier, Group G)
Monday, 9 September (20.45 CET, Warsaw): Poland v Austria (Euro qualifier, Group G)
Lukas Hradecky (Finland)
Thursday, 5 September (20.45 CET, Tampere): Finland v Greece (Euro qualifier, Group J)
Sunday, 8 September (20.45 CET, Tampere): Finland v Italy (Euro qualifier, Group J)
Paulinho (Brazil U23s)
Friday, 6 September (02.30 CET, Sao Paolo): Brazil U23 v Columbia U23 (friendly)
Monday, 10 September (01.00 CET, Sao Paolo): Brazil U23 v Chile U23 (friendly)
Moussa Diaby (France U21s)
Thursday, 5 September (21.00 CET, Amiens): France U21 v Albania U21 (friendly)
Monday, 9 September (21.00 CET, Troyes): France U21 v Czech Republic U21 (friendly)
Panos Retsos (Greece U21s)
Thursday, 5 September (18.15 CET, Zwickau): Germany U21 v Greece U21 (friendly)
Tuesday, 10 September (16.30 CET, Athens): Greece U21 v Lithuania U21 (friendly)
Adrian Stanilewicz (Poland U20s)
Thursday, 5 September (17.00 CET, Caldiero): Italy U20 v Poland U20 (friendly)
Monday, 9 September (15.00 CET, Rzeszow): Poland U20 v Portugal U20 (friendly)
Mark Lamti (Tunisia U23s)
Friday, 6 September (20.45 CET, Yaundé): Cameroon U23 v Tunisia U23 (U23-Africa Cup, qualifier)
Tuesday, 10 September (20.45 CET, Tunis): Tunisia U23 v Cameroon U23 (U23-Africa Cup, qualifier)
Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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Opening opponents, derby weekends, the opponents in the season finale: This information and more will be available to Bayer 04 fans on Thursday, 2 July, when the 2026/27 Bundesliga fixture list is published.
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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 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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