
The Werkself won all four Bundesliga games in March, scoring nine goals and conceding just three. Alejandro Grimaldo played every minute of every match and contributed one goal as well as two assissts.
Bayer 04 fans have until 23:59 CEST on Sunday 14 April to vote. Also shortlisted alongside the Spaniard are Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart), Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane (both FC Bayern Munich), Xavi Simons and David Raum (both RB Leipzig). The final result is calculated as follows: 40 per cent of the weighting is made up of the fans' votes, and 30 per cent each by the 18 team captains and various experts.

It was a perfect start for Bayer 04: in Carles Martínez's first competitive match as Leverkusen head coach, Patrik Schick broke SV Wehen Wiesbaden's resistance shortly before half-time. The Black-and-Reds pulled clear in the second half, winning by a final score of 4-0. There was also good news on the personnel front. The Werkself Review of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal first-round clash.
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After the 4-0 win at SV Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the DFB Pokal, goalscorers Lucas Vázquez and Nathan Tella spoke to Werkself-TV...
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 4-0 win at Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the DFB-Pokal 2026/27...
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Bayer 04 have comfortably reached the DFB Pokal second round thanks to a 4–0 victory away to Liga 3 side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Patrik Schick put the Werkself ahead in the first 45 in the first competitive match under head coach Carles Martínez with debuts for new signings Miguel Gutiérrez, Afonso Moreira and Facundo Medina. After the break, Lucas Vázquez (47'), Nathan Tella (69') and Christian Kofane (79') also found the back of the net.
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