The Werkself number four is one of six German players to produce the strongest performances at the U21 European Championships in Italy and San Marino according to UEFA's six-person, international observer team. The top eleven also includes Alexander Nübel (goalkeeper), Lukas Klostermann (right-back), Benjamin Henrichs (left-back), Mahmoud Dahoud (holding midfield) and Luca Waldschmidt (attacking midfield).
The team of the U21 Euros: Alexander Nübel (Germany, FC Schalke 04) – Lukas Klostermann (Germany, RB Leipzig), Jonathan Tah (Germany, Bayer 04), Jesús Vallejo (Spain, Real Madrid), Benjamin Henrichs (Germany, AS Monaco) – Fabián Ruiz (Germany, SSC Napoli), Mahmoud Dahoud (Germany, Borussia Dortmund) – Dani Olmo (Spain, Dinamo Zagreb), Luca Waldschmidt (Germany, SC Freiburg), Dani Ceballos (Spain, Real Madrid) – George Puşcaş (Romania, US Palermo)
Plenty going on both on and off the pitch: The Bayer 04 fan support team has organised a number of highlights for fans visiting the Werkself 2026/27 summer training camp in Blankenhain, in the Weimarer Land region. Registration for the events is now open. All the details at a glance.
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The Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team and s2-Software are continuing their long-term partnership: The Werkself and the provider of pre-owned Microsoft licences have extended their contract by two years to 2028. This means s2-Software will remain the Bayer 04 sleeve sponsor for all matches in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga.
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BIOGENA is the new performance partner for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team. Under a partnership initially set to run for three years, the club and the leading Austrian micronutrient company are pooling their expertise in the areas of health, fitness and top-level performance.
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100 children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy had the chance to gain exclusive insights: As part of the summer camp, the young footballers headed inside the BayArena at midday on Tuesday, 21 July, where they were due to meet Werkself keepers Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch in the press conference room. The two players took plenty of time to answer every question from the inquisitive audience – whether it was about their own careers or their first impressions of the new head coach. Finally, there was even time left to sign autographs for the young fans.
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Following the cancellation of Bayer 04’s scheduled friendly against Carl Zeiss Jena on 1 August, the Werkself have now found a new opponent for the same day and will host Rot-Weiss Essen of the 3. Liga at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. Kick-off is at 11:00 CEST and tickets are available now.
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