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11.11.2022Bayer 04

Werkself play Rangers at Ibrox in December

Rangers are the first opponents for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 2022/23 winter break. The friendly with the Scottish record champions, who Bayer 04 beat twice in the 2019/20 Europa League campaign (3-1, 1-0), will be played in Scotland on 10 December. The kick-off at Ibrox is 13.00 GMT (14.00 CET). Tickets for the friendly will also be available to Werkself fans.
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Rangers progressed to the Europa League final in Seville in May 2022 where they lost an exciting match against Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played the Scottish record champions four times to date. Rangers came out on top in the second round of the UEFA Cup in the 1998/99 season with a 2-1 away win and a 1-1 draw. The Werkself gained revenge in 2019/20 in the Europa League Round of 16: Bayer 04 went through to the next round thanks to two wins (3-1 and 1-0).

Information on ticket sales to follow on the Bayer 04 club channels.

werkself winter timetable

The winter timetable for the Alonso team is as follows: After the final Bundesliga game of the year at home to VfB Stuttgart (12 November), the team will travel to St Louis for the #Bayer04USATour from 13 to 18 November. That will be followed by time off. Lukas Hradecky and Co. will then return to Leverkusen for training from 1 to 18 December. There will be another friendly in Leverkusen before Christmas in addition to the game against Rangers in Scotland.

The Bayer 04 players will have time off over Christmas before returning on 2 January 2023 for the final preparations for the competitive games in the new calendar year.

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