
Julian Brandt, Kai Havertz, Jonathan Tah (Germany)
Thursday, 15 November (20.45 CET): Germany v Russia (Friendly)
Monday, 19 November (20.45 CET): Germany v Netherlands (UEFA Nations League)
Julian Baumgartlinger, Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria)
Thursday, 15 November (20.45 CET): Austria v Bosnia-Herzegovina (UEFA Nations League)
Sunday, 18 November (18.00 CET): Northern Ireland v Austria (UEFA Nations League)
Lukas Hradecky (Finland)
Thursday, 15 November (20.45 CET): Greece v Finland (UEFA Nations League)
Sunday, 18 November (20.45 CET): Hungary v Finland (Nations League)
Tin Jedvaj (Croatia)
Thursday, 15 November (20.45 CET): Croatia v Spain (UEFA Nations League)
Sunday, 18 November (15 .00 CET): England v Croatia (UEFA Nations League)
Issac Kiese Thelin (Sweden)
Saturday, 17 November (18.00 CET): Turkey v Sweden (UEFA Nations League)
Tuesday, 20 November (20.45 CET): Sweden v Russia (UEFA Nations League)
Paulinho (Brazil U20s)
Thursday, 15 November (TBA): Brazil U20 v Columbia U20 (Friendly)
Dienstag, 20 November (17.30 CET): Brazil U20 v Columbia U20 (Friendly)
Jakub Bednarczyk, Adrian Stanilewicz (Poland U20s)
Thursday, 15 November (18.00 CET): Portugal U20 v Polen U20 (Elite League)
Monday, 19 November (19.00 CET ): Poland U20 v Ukraine U20 (Friendly)

Today brings the first match of the season for the Werkself. Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign today, Saturday 22 August, at 13:00 CEST with a first-round DFB Pokal tie away to third-tier side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. The 3,700 travelling fans can not only look forward to what will hopefully be a successful start to the season, but also now organise their journeys to Black and Reds games even more easily via the WERKSELFgo car-share platform. Meanwhile, following two defeats at the start of the league season, SV Wehen are hoping to spring a surprise in the DFB Pokal tie. Today’s matchday news.
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Carolin Simon is the new captain of the Bayer 04 women’s team. The full-back, who joined from Bayern Munich in the summer, will take over the captain’s armband for the 2026/27 season. Simon returned to Leverkusen in the summer after ten years away. The 33-year-old succeeds goalkeeper Friederike Repohl, who retired at the end of last season.
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Bayer 04 start the 2026/27 season away to third-division side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Ahead of the DFB Pokal tie on Saturday 22 August (kick-off: 13:00 CEST), head coach Carles Martínez spoke at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon. The topics: anticipation, passion, the fans’ support – and the captaincy for the new season.
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SV Wehen Wiesbaden undoubtedly envisaged a different start to the new season. After two matchdays, the Hessen side currently sit bottom of the Liga 3 table. On Saturday 22 August (kick-off: 13:00 CEST), SVWW host the Werkself in the first round of the DFB Pokal at their home ground, the BRITA Arena. It was there, in this very competition a year ago, that the club almost pulled off a massive upset. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Farid Alfa-Ruprecht is going out on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Bundesliga 2 side Hertha Berlin. The pacy winger will be at the Berlin club for one year.
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