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28.06.2023Bayer 04

West Ham United visit the BayArena for season launch

Bayer 04 will play Premier League West Ham United in the final friendly in the summer preparations for the new season. The winners of the UEFA Europa Conference League will play the Werkself on Saturday 5 August with the kick- off at the BayArena at 13.30 CEST. The match is part of the Bayer 04 season launch event. Information on ticket sales and further details of the day will be announced in due course.
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This will be the first time the Werkself have played the Hammers. After the game in Leverkusen, the team from East London will travel on to Australia for another two friendlies.

West Ham United finished fourteenth in the Premier League last season but they secured a European spot thanks to the win against Fiorentina in the final of the Europa Conference League. The Hammers, with Germany international Thilo Kehrer in the squad, join Bayer 04 in Pot 1 for the draw in the 2023/24 Europa League campaign.

Werkself summer timetable

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