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:
Werkself TV shows highlights of the 2-0 win at Olympiacos in the first leg of the play-offs of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league...
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The Werkself beat Olympiacos 2-0 in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League play-off first leg to claim a crucial victory in the Greek capital. After a focused first-half display with a number of presentable chances, Patrik Schick crowned a textbook counter to hand the Werkself the lead on the hour (60’). The Czech rounded off his brace when he headed in from a corner just 144 seconds later. Bayer 04 maintained their lead with aplomb to achieve a good position for the return leg in Leverkusen.
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Bayer 04 and Olympiacos had only met twice before the current UEFA Champions campaign. After the encounter on Matchday 7 of this season’s league phase, the Werkself travel to face the Greek side for the second time in just four weeks for the knockout play-off first leg. The Black and Reds were dominant for large spells in mid-January but lost 2-0 after missing a number of presentable chances. The Werkself aim to do better on Wednesday night to “seize the chance for revenge,” as managing director sport Simon Rolfes put it. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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A bitter end to the fifth showdown of the 2025/26 VBL Club Championship as the #B04eSports team failed to take any points in the three remaining matches of the preliminary online round of the fifth and final showdown, missing out on the offline round. They can no longer take points in the overall table. Bayer 04 slipped out on the top eight, so direct participation in the final event for the German Club Championship is no longer possible, with Bayer 04 having to contest the play-offs.
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