Nadiem Amiri, Kai Havertz and Jonathan Tah (Germany):
Wednesday, 9 October (20.45 CET, in Dortmund): Germany v Argentina (Friendly)
Sunday, 13 October (20.45 CET, in Tallinn): Estonia v Germany (EURO qualifier, Group C)
Julian Baumgartlinger and Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria):
Thursday, 10 October (20.45 CET, in Vienna): Austria v Israel (EURO qualifier, Group G)
Sunday, 13 October (20.45 CET, in Ljubljana): Slovenia v Austria (EURO qualifier, Group G)
Lukas Hradecky and Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland):
Saturday, 12 October (18 CET, in Zenica): Bosnia-Herzegovina v Finland (EURO qualifier, Group J)
Tuesday, 15 October (18 CET, in Turku): Finland v Armenia (EURO qualifier, Group J)
Lucas Alario (Argentina):
Wednesday, 9 October (20.45 CET, in Dortmund): Germany v Argentina (Friendly)
Sunday, 13 October (16 CET, in Alicante): Argentina v Ecuador (Friendly)
Panagiotis Retsos (Greece):
Thursday, 10 October (17 CET, in Karvina): Czech Republic U21 v Greece U21 (EURO qualifier, Group D)
Tuesday, 15 October (20.45 CET, in Athens): Greece v Bosnia-Herzegovina (EURO qualifier, Group J)
Paulinho (Brazil U23):
Friday, 11 October (2.30 CET, in Recife): Brazil U23 v Venezuela U23 (Friendly)
Monday, 14 October (23 CET, in Pernambuco): Brazil U23 v Japan U23 (Friendly)
Moussa Diaby (France U21):
Thursday, 10 October (21 CET, in Calais): France U21 v Azerbaijan U21 (EURO qualifier, Group B)
Tuesday, 15 October (21 CET, in Dunajska Luzna): Slovakia U21 v France U21 (EURO qualifier, Group B)
Adrian Stanilewicz (Poland U20):
Thursday, 10 October (18 CET, in Norderstedt): Germany U20 v Poland U20 (U20 Elite League)
Monday, 14 October (17 CET, in Kalisz): Poland U20 v Netherlands U20 (U20 Elite League)
The Bayer 04 Round of 16 tie in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal has been scheduled. The Werkself will host Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig on Wednesday, 2 December, at 18:00 CET. That was announced by the German Football Association (DFB).
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Video game developer Electronic Arts (EA), in collaboration with the Bundesliga, has announced the six nominees for the Bundesliga Player of the Month award for October 2026 – and Bayer 04’s Ibrahim Maza is among them. Fans of the Black and Reds can vote from now until Sunday 8 November (23:59 CET).
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On Tuesday night, the Leverkusen e-sports team played the first three of their six group stage matches in the second round of the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship. They were unable to secure more than a draw in either of their matches against FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The match against Bayern Munich ended in defeat.
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Once again, several Werkself players are set to represent their respective national teams during the final international break of the calendar year. Here is an overview of the Leverkusen players called up for international duty and the match dates. This will be updated regularly.
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