
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.

From the 2027/28 season, the Women’s Bundesliga will be organised by an independent league association. Following the unanimous decision taken at the DFB Bundestag (national conference) on Friday afternoon, the league’s separation from the DFB is now official.
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Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Bayer 04 U19s have extended their winning run with a fifth consecutive victory on Matchday 5 of the DFB Youth League’s preliminary round. Coach Patrick Greveraars’ side secured a 3–2 (2–1) win in their match against second-placed FC Viktoria Köln, with Burak Kir and Nebe Domnic scoring for the hosts in the first half before captain Ben Hawighorst found the net after the break.
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