The other training sessions in the first week of the year are closed sessions. The one and only friendly in the winter break for the Werkself is next Sunday, 5 January, at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. The game against Regional League side Rot-Weiß Oberhausen kicks off at 12.00 CET. All the tickets have been sold but there will be a free live stream on Werkself TV and on YouTube.
The first competitive match for Bayer 04 in 2025 is on Friday, 10 January (kick-off: 20.30 CET) away to Borussia Dortmund. Away tickets for the first fixture of the year for the German double winners are sold out. The first home game at the BayArena is against Mainz 05 on Tuesday, 14 January (kick-off: 20.30 CET). Remaining tickets are available HERE.
Upcoming events:
Derby time in the Rhineland! After a successful September, the Bayer 04 Women are away to FC Köln on Sunday, 4 October. In the Bundesliga match kicking off at 18:30 CEST at the Franz Kremer Stadium (live on MagentaSport and DAZN), coach Roberto Pätzold is counting on the return of a number of players who have been absent through injury.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Axel Tape for the time being.
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A special tribute to a German football legend: The pay-TV channel Sky has dedicated a documentary worth watching to the current Germany sporting director and former Bayer 04 player and sporting director Rudi Völler. In addition to Völler's impressive career, assessments from contemporaries and very private insights, the 90-minute film also covers his many years of commitment to Bayer 04. "Rudi Völler - The one and only" is now available exclusively on Sky and the associated streaming service WOW.
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The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
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Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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