
Ahead of the game against the Red Bulls, fans of the Black and Reds can read up on updates ahead of kick-off with the help of Werkself LIVE. The magazine is available at the BayArena – alternatively it available free of charge online.
The new Bayer 04 matchday magazine provides interesting stats and facts on the match. On the back of the printed version for the #B04RBL game there is a poster of Exequiel Palacios. Click here for the ePaper.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Daniel Siebert as today's referee. The 37-year-old has previously been in charge of 18 Werkself games – resulting in seven wins, four draws and seven defeats and he has also issued 34 yellow cards and four reds to the Black and Reds. Siebert will be assisted by Lasse Koslowski and Jan Seidel, with Pascal Müller the VAR. Have a good game!
There are no longer any restrictions for home games at the BayArena following recent changes to the state Coronavirus Protection Order. That means the capacity at the BayArena is again restored to 30,210 and there are also standing areas in the home and away ends. The mask mandate no longer applies to areas in the open air but Bayer 04 do recommend the continued earing of the face covering. Further information can be found in the home game FAQs.
The Cup dream for the Bayer 04 Women's team lives on. There is one hurdle left before the big final in Cologne – the team under head coach Achim Feifel face FFC Turbine Potsdam in the semi-finals. The team from Brandenburg are the visitors to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Easter Monday 18 April at 18.30 CEST. Tickets for the match are available now – including at the Werkself home game against Leipzig at a discounted price and are again available from the Fan liaison 'Fankiste'.
Charles Aránguiz today celebrates his 33rd birthday. The Chile international joined the Werkself seven years ago and has worked with commitment and passion in front of the defence for the success of the Black and Reds. Aránguiz has made 133 Bundesliga appearances to date (nine goals, 20 assists). Many happy returns, Charly – here’s to three birthday points against Leipzig.

Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-2 loss at VfL Wolfsburg on the 20th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Bundesliga home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the first half of the season was one of those classic ‘days to forget’ for Bayer 04 Women. It started with goalkeeper Charlotte Voll being shown a red card in the first minute of the game, and following a further sending-off, coach Roberto Pätzold's 9-women side ended up losing 5-1 to last season's runners-up. At 18.30 CET on Sunday, they'll have the chance to exact revenge at the AOK Stadium - and pick up valuable points in the race for third place.
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After full time in the 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich, the Bayer 04 fans first had to catch their breath. Firstly because of their usual loud support, and secondly because of the great drama they'd witnessed on the pitch: three disallowed goals, two red cards and a Werkself side who "again produced a very good performance against strong opponents", as head coach Kasper Hjulmand described. The Dane was particularly enthused by the performance of young Montrell Culbreath, while Patrik Schick got to enjoy his 200th appearance under the Cross. The Werkself Review unpacks the action.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich on Matchday 26 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
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Bayer 04 were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bayern Munich in an eventful Matchday 26 fixture in the Bundesliga. Aleix Garcia had given the Werkself the lead inside six minutes, but Bayern levelled in the second half through Luis Diaz, despite Nicolas Jackson having been send off before the break. Diaz was then dismissed himself as Leverkusen pushed for a winner, which failed to materialise as Jonas Hofmann saw a late goal ruled out.
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