The training group on Monday consisted of the goalkeeping duo, supplemented by U19 keeper Simeon Rapsch, as well as the Werkself professionals Aleix Garcia, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann, Ezequiel Fernández, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Tim Oermann. Issa Traoré, Ferdinand Pohl, Emmanuel Chigozie Owen and Dustin Buck were all involved from the junior squad.
Loïc Badé completed parts of the training session with the team, Lucas Vázquez worked individually on the pitch. Robert Andrich worked inside the BayArena, as did the injured Jarell Quansah, Martin Terrier and Arthur.
The Werkself training sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday are also open to the public. Training is scheduled to start at 11:00 CET on both days.
While Alejandro Grimaldo, Ibrahim Maza, Malik Tillman and Co. are playing important friendlies ahead of the World Cup in the summer, Patrik Schick is still fighting with the Czech Republic for a ticket to the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico. They face Ireland in the semi-final of the play-offs, with Denmark or North Macedonia waiting in the crucial clash.
The Bayer 04 Round of 16 tie in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal has been scheduled. The Werkself will host Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig on Wednesday, 2 December, at 18:00 CET. That was announced by the German Football Association (DFB).
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Video game developer Electronic Arts (EA), in collaboration with the Bundesliga, has announced the six nominees for the Bundesliga Player of the Month award for October 2026 – and Bayer 04’s Ibrahim Maza is among them. Fans of the Black and Reds can vote from now until Sunday 8 November (23:59 CET).
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On Tuesday night, the Leverkusen e-sports team played the first three of their six group stage matches in the second round of the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship. They were unable to secure more than a draw in either of their matches against FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The match against Bayern Munich ended in defeat.
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Once again, several Werkself players are set to represent their respective national teams during the final international break of the calendar year. Here is an overview of the Leverkusen players called up for international duty and the match dates. This will be updated regularly.
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