
On 28 July, Bayer 04 first play Heracles Almelo (kick-off: 15.00 CET) and then Vitesse Arnhem (kick-off: 17.00 CET) as they visit Leverkusen. And, exactly as with the double matchday against Fortuna Sittard and KAS Eupen, there will be no tickets sold on the day. The 1,200 match tickets priced at €3 are available exclusively from the Bayer 04 shop in Wiesdorf from 10.00 CET on Friday 19 July. Proceeds from the tickets sales will be donated to the Leverkusen Fan Project.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen take this opportunity to advise fans that there will be no away tickets for the two friendlies. There is no possibility of segregation at the academy so tickets can only be sold to Bayer 04 for safety reasons.

Issa Traoré is moving from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Slovakian top-flight side AS Trencin. The club has loaned the centre-back out for one year to this year’s ninth-placed team in the Slovakian league.
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Assistant coach Remzi Kahraman is leaving the Bayer 04 Women’s team with immediate effect to take up a new challenge abroad. The club has agreed to the 31-year-old’s request to leave, although his contract was originally due to run until 2027. A decision on his successor will be announced shortly.
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At the U19 European Championship in Wales, the Germany U19 national team lost their third and final group match 4-0 to Spain. Several regulars, including Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka (on loan to SV Elversberg), who had combined for four goals and assists in the two previous victories, did not feature,. Germany had already secured their place in the semi-finals with a game to spare.
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Two weeks into the preseason, the Bayer 04 Women have secured their first victory. Coach Roberto Pätzold’s team won their first friendly 2–0 against Bundesliga newcomers Mainz 05. In front of 160 spectators at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre, the two summer signings, Maja Sternad (80’) and Justine Brandau (90’), scored for the Black and Reds.
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