The Werkself won all three Bundesliga matches in December. After the 2-1 home win against newly promoted FC St. Pauli, the Black and Reds clocked up a 2-0 win at FC Augsburg and a 5-1 home victory over SC Freiburg in the final competitive match of 2024. Florian Wirtz was in the starting XI in all three games, he scored a goal in each of the three matches and also set up three goals against SC Freiburg. Wirtz had never before provided three assists in a league match.
Bayer 04 fans can cast their votes up to Sunday, 15 December (23.59 CET). The Leverkusen playmaker, who was in the votes for the months of September and November, is joined by Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich (both Bayern Munich), Paul Nebel (Mainz 05), Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen) plus Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart). The final result is made up as follows: 40% of the weighting comes from fans votes with 30% each from the 18 team captains plus a group of pundits.
The United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is celebrated worldwide on 3 December. Together with Bayer AG, Bayer 04 is once again setting an example for diversity and inclusion by lighting up the BayArena in purple in the evening.
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To celebrate the Werkself victory at Borussia Dortmund and to thank the fans for their fantastic support at the stadium and at home, Bayer 04 is reducing the price of all jerseys by up to 40 euros! What's more, player or customised printing is free with selection of the DFB Pokal badge and stylish Talcid sleeve logo. Special prizes will also be raffled among all purchasers. All promotions run exclusively on the Bayer 04 online shop until Wednesday, 3 December, 11:59 CET.
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For the second time in four days, Bayer 04 face Borussia Dortmund this Tuesday evening, 2 December (kick-off: 21:00 CET) - this time in the round of 16 of the DFB Pokal, with more than 7,000 fans supporting the Werkself at Signal Iduna Park. After the recent 2-1 defeat to BVB in the league, several cup stats provide hope of revenge for the Black and Reds. There are several reasons why Bayer 04 recommends getting to the round of 16 clash early, in which VAR will be in use, unlike in the previous rounds. Read on for further information on tonight’s game in our matchday news.
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Just three days on from the Bundesliga meeting in Leverkusen, Bayer 04 now visit Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal on Tuesday (21:00 CET). Ahead of the game at the Signal Iduna Park, head coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about how to approach this second encounter in 72 hours and a number of developments within the squad.
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