The #Morethanfootball banner will be seen when the teams come on and the LED displays around the pitch will draw attention to the Action Weeks. This year, Werkself player Robert Andrich together with Juliane Wirtz of the Bayer 04 Women’s team are official ambassadors for the campaign: "Football is more than just 90 minutes. I've been impressed by the many projects already running here at Bayer 04 on a wide range of themes – whether that's diversity, sustainability or inclusion. For me that's an essential element these days," said Andrich. "As a football club you have the chance to use your charisma for important community and social issues. It's about responsibility and active tolerance – on and off the pitch. That's what we stand for."
The #Morethanfootball Action Weeks run to 14 April. The Werkself introduced projects on the subjects of social inclusion and awareness a few days ago. In the coming weeks the other areas to be covered include accessibility, sustainability and climate protection plus mental health. And the Bayer 04 Women's team are also dedicating tomorrow's home game against TSG Hoffenheim (kick-off: 16.00 CEST) to the Action Weeks.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Dr. Matthias Jöllenbeck as the referee for today’s game against Hertha Berlin. The 35-year-old match official has refereed the Werkself once before this season: January's 2-2 draw at home to Union Berlin. His assistant referees are Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier with Pascal Müller on VAR duty. Have a good game.
Finally there are no crowd restrictions for home games at the BayArena. The capacity at the BayArena of 30,210 is again permitted and standing will return in the home and away ends. The 3G rule does apply in accordance with the Coronavirus Protection Order, there is no obligation to wear a mask in the open air but we do advise wearing a face covering and it is still required indoors. Further information on Home game FAQs.
Ahead of the match against the club from the capital, Black and Red fans can get up-to-date with important matchday information with the help of Werkself LIVE. The programme can be obtained at the BayArena – alternatively it is available free online. This season's Bayer 04 matchday magazine provides interesting stats and facts on the game. On the back of the printed version for #B04BSC there is a poster of Karim Bellarabi. Click HERE for the e-paper.
Anybody unable to attend the game at the BayArena can follow proceedings on the Werkself Radio. There is also up-to-date information on the live text commentary service. Both the radio and text commentary are available at bayer04.de or on the new Bayer 04 app – check-in for the action.
For the home game at the BayArena against Hertha Berlin on Saturday 2 April (kick-off: 15.30 CEST), there will be a large number of closures affecting S-Bahn and motorway traffic due to the work on infrastructure for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express: S-Bahn trains between Cologne and Düsseldorf terminate at the Chempark station. From here there is a replacement bus service to Langenfeld – the same applies in the other direction. All spectators planning to travel by rail are advised by Bayer 04 to take the RB 48 to the Leverkusen-Manfort station. From there there is a 20-minute walk to the BayArena.
From Friday 1 April (22.00 CEST) to Monday 11 April (05.00 CEST), the Willy-Brandt-Ring between Carl-Duisberg-Straße and Edith-Weyde-Straße will be completely closed to road traffic as well as pedestrians and cyclists. The motorway exit from the A3 interchange for Leverkusen city centre is closed. Diversions will be shown for road traffic.
Car drivers wanting to reach the Kurtekotten car park via the A3 should come off the motorway in Köln-Mülheim and head for the car park via the B8 in the direction of Leverkusen (Düsseldorfer Straße). Otto-Bayer-Straße is recommended for satnav use. Car drivers who have parking permits around the BayArena recommended to use the A3 taking the Leverkusen-Opladen exit. From there, the car parks (green and red) will be signposted.
Bayer 04 recommends all fans to arrive early at the game. The BayArena opens two hours before kick-off at 13.30 CEST.
Today's game between the Werkself and Hertha Berlin will be keenly followed by Tayfun Korkut on his 48th birthday given his past employment. The Stuttgart-born coach took over from Roger Schmidt in March 2017 and he coached the Werkself up to the end of the 2016/17 season.
His next job took the Turkish manager back to his home town and VfB Stuttgart and Korkut coached Leverkusen's opponents Hertha Berlin from November last year to two weeks ago. Many happy returns from Bayer 04.
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-2 loss against VfL Wolfsburg on the 2nd matchday of the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga 2026/27.
In the 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga newcomers SV 07 Elversberg, the Werkself found the back of the net in the closing stages and, with a bit of luck, could still have equalised. “Today, our play wasn’t good enough, particularly when it came to the basics,” said head coach Carles Martínez. Like the boss, Ibrahim Maza also wants to learn from the match and look ahead: “Next week, people should be able to see from the very first minute that we want it more than our opponents.” The Werkself review on the Bundesliga opener in 2026/27.
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No points to start the league campaign: Bayer 04 lost 3-2 away to newly promoted SV 07 Elversberg in the first Bundesliga match of the 2026/27 campaign. Two quick-fire goals from Lukas Petkov (8’) and Cole Campbell (10’) gave the hosts an early lead, before David Mokwa scored the Saarland side’s third shortly after half-time (46’). In the closing stages, the Werkself rallied and staged a late comeback with goals from Patrik Schick (77’) and Christian Kofane (90+1’), but the Black and Reds were denied an equaliser.
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The Black and Reds kick off the new Bundesliga campaign today, Saturday 29 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST), away to newly promoted SV 07 Elversberg – and the Werkself will come up against a familiar face who is currently causing a stir at ‘Elv’. For an affordable and easy journey to the Saarland, the 1,600 travelling fans can still use the WERKSELFgo car-share platform. Today’s matchday news..
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The European jersey has been launched, the UEL opponents have been drawn – and anticipation for the European campaign is running high. To mark the occasion, an autograph session was held on Friday afternoon, 28 August, at the Fanwelt with current Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and official club legend Paulo Sergio.
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