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After the winter break, the Black and Reds only pick up two points out of a possible 14 in seven games. Bayer 04 do win 3-0 away to Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion but all the other games end in defeat. But in the UEFA Cup the Werkself blow away the French league leaders and later champions FC Nantes. A 5-1 win against the French side and a 0-0 draw in the second leg puts Bayer 04 in the semi-finals of the European competition.
The first leg against AC Parma at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium is on 4 April 1995. After a 1-0 lead at half-time thanks to a goal from the Brazilian Paulo Sergio, Bayer 04 go to 2-1 down shortly after the start of the second half with a double whammy from the Italians. That is the final score and the chances of going through look to be slim.
Three days later, we travel as usual to Haus Gravenberg to prepare a day before the game. After a meal together every player goes to their room. And also, as is always the case before a match, the squad including coach Dragoslav Stepanovic and assistant coach Peter Hermann have a night cap together in the evening. The coach holds a short motivational speech ahead of the forthcoming game against Borussia Mönchengladbach and then everybody goes to bed.
The next morning we go to breakfast and don't have a coach any more. After our drink in the evening, club boss Reiner Calmund comes the hotel, has a conversation with Dragoslav Stepanovic and after this discussion decides to let him go.
Peter Hermann is now the caretaker coach for the Bundesliga home league game on 8 April 1995. He plays Jupp Nehl as a sweeper for the first time. He is sent off after eight minutes and the ten remaining players battle against another defeat and the downward trend.
Despite being a man down, Bayer 04 are the better side and take the lead on 28 minutes through Andreas Thom. The Werkself gives little away before half-time and defend the lead. The Gladbach player Joachim Stadler scores an own goal on 62 minutes and, with this 2-0 cushion, Bayer 04 sit back very deep in their own half but are able to pose a threat in counter-attacks again and again.
It's tight again when Heiko Herrlich pulls a goal back for Borussia Mönchengladbach on 85 minutes. But Paulo Sergio scores the final goal at 3-1 in the last minute. The downward trend is stopped with the arrival of new coach Erich Ribbeck even though the UEFA Cup semi-final at AC Parma ends in a 3-0 defeat and the season ends with finish in seventh place.
Zoltan Sebescen was born on 1 October 1975 in Ehingen and he started playing football as a child. His talent stood out early on and he was accepted into the youth section at Stuttgarter Kickers in 1982. There he progressed through all the youth teams and continued to develop. His breakthrough in the men's game came in the mid-1990s, when he moved up to the Kickers first team squad. With his speed, dynamism and attacking drive, he soon made a name for himself beyond the region. He and his team were promoted from the Regional League South to Bundesliga 2 in 1996 and stayed in the league with Stuttgart for three years.
Show moreJens Nowotny was born on 11 January 1974 in Malsch, Baden-Württemberg. As a youngster, he played for SV Spielberg and Germania Friedrichstal and later joined the youth section at Karlsruher SC. As a 15-year-old, he became an integral part of the DFB national youth set-up and played for all of the Germany junior teams. One highlight was an U15 international against England at Wembley.
Show moreIt is Tuesday, 20 October 2015 - a Champions League night at the BayArena. The visitors: AS Roma. What awaits the spectators is a memorable football match full of drama, speed and emotion. The Werkself get off to a flying start and literally overrun the slightly favoured Italians in the early stages. The scoreline was 2-0 after just twenty minutes - both goals were scored by Mexico international Chicharito. Bayer 04 put the visitors under constant pressure with their aggressive pressing and bold attacking play and even had a chance to make it 3-0. Then the AS Roma captain Daniele De Rossi brought his team back into the game with a brace making it 2-2 at half-time.
Show moreIn the video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of October. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
Show moreOn 23 October 1960, a highly anticipated local derby took place in the DFB Pokal, which the team had to qualify for via the regional association cup competitions at the time: SV Schlebusch hosted the Werkself from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Around 2,000 spectators flocked to the "Am Bühl" stadium to watch the game kicking off at 3 pm.
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