Head coach Gerardo Seoane welcomed 23 players to the training ground on Wednesday morning. After the players in the starting line-up went through a recovery session yesterday, everybody was on the training ground this morning. And there was particularly good news: Captain Lukas Hradecky, who was up to now in self-isolation, was able to rejoin his teammates in training again for the first time today.
The DFL vote for EA SPORTS Player of the Month for January is open today – Werkself player Moussa Diaby is included with his hat-trick in the match against FC Augsburg (5-1) standing out. In addition to the France international, also up for the vote are Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Müller (both FC Bayern), Patrick Wimmer (Arminia Bielefeld), Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) and Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
The #BundesligaPOTM is decided by 40% votes from fans, 30% from clubs and 30% from pundits. You can vote for Moussa HERE.
Gerardo Seoane was not only able to welcome his players to the training ground today but also a birthday boy: His assistant coach Alberto Encinas today celebrates his 40th birthday. The Spanish coach joined Leverkusen from Barcelona at the start of the season where he had been assistant coach for the U19 team since 2017 as well as the Barca second team coach.
Andreas Neuendorf also celebrated his birthday today as he turned 47. 'Zecke' played for the Werkself from 1994 to 1997 as well as 2000 to 2001 before the Berlin-born player returned to his hometown club Hertha Berlin. Neuendorf was the assistant to Pal Dardai at Hertha up to matchday 13.
Many happy returns also to Angelos Charisteas, who is 42 today. The Greek player was signed on loan from FC Nürnberg in 2009. He made 16 appearances scoring two goals and in that year was with the Black and Reds in the DFB Cup final.
Bayer 04 also remember Rinus Michels today. The Dutchman was the Werkself head coach from July 1988 to April 1989 for a total of 31 games. Michels passed away in 2005 and he would have been 94 today.
The federal court of the German Football Association (DFB) has rejected the appeal by Bayer 04 against the replay of the Women's Bundesliga game at SC Freiburg (3-2) in a written judgement. The announcement was made by the association on Tuesday afternoon.
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Ahead of the away game at FC Augsburg on Bundesliga Matchday 14 in the 2024/25 season on Saturday, 14 December (kick-off: 15.30 CET), the Bayer 04 Fan Liaison team bring you the latest information on the match at the WWK Arena…
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-0 win against Inter Milan on the 6th matchday of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25...
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The Werkself secured a 1-0 win against Inter Milan earned with a battling performance and a late reward on Matchday 6 in the UEFA Champions League. The Black and Reds dominated proceedings from the start but found it difficult to penetrate the Inter Milan defence. But Leverkusen struck late with Nordi Mukiele scoring the only goal of the game (90'). The three points puts Bayer 04 second in the table.
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