In the week before Christmas the Werkself are away to FC Schalke in the early Wednesday evening spot (18.30 CET), before the final match ahead of the winter break on Saturday 22 December (15.30 CET) at the BayArena against Hertha Berlin. The home games against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayern Munich are also Saturday afternoon fixtures. The DFB Cup tie in Heiden, probably to be played on the Tuesday, is followed with Bayer 04 kicking off Bundesliga matchday 21 at Mainz.
Matchday 15: Sunday, 16 December, 18.00 CET: Eintracht Frankfurt (Away)
Matchday 16: Wednesday, 19 December, 18.30 CET: FC Schalke 04 (A)
Matchday 17: Saturday, 22 December, 15.30 CET: Hertha BSC (Home)
Matchday 18: Saturday, 19 January, 15.30 CET: Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)
Matchday 19: Saturday, 26 January, 15.30 CET: VfL Wolfsburg (A)
Matchday 20: Saturday, 2 February, 15.30 CET: Bayern Munich (H)
DFB Cup, Round of 16: 5/6 February: FC Heidenheim (A)*
Matchday 21: Friday, 8 February, 20.30 CET: Mainz 05 (A)
*date to be confirmed
Bayer 04 have ended Artem Stepanov’s loan deal at Nürnberg and agreed a new loan to Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian striker did not play as much as hoped for at the Bundesliga 2 club and will now continue his development in the Eredivisie for the rest of 2025/26.
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Kasper Hjulmand has led the Werkself back to winning ways and is back in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League with Bayer 04 after the 3-0 win against Villarreal on Wednesday evening. In an interview with the Werkself magazine at the BayArena in the team meeting room, directly opposite the dressing room, he provided some special insights for the current issue, which was published in January. A conversation with the 53-year-old coach about values, attitudes and personal experiences as well as interests outside of football.
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Following on from the emotional last-minute win at Union Berlin, the Bayer 04 Women now face a promoted team: On Saturday, 31 January (12:00 CET), coach Roberto Pätzold's team welcome FC Nürnberg to the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for their first home game of the new year. In their second season in the Bundesliga, the Franconians have impressed with 16 points from the first 15 games.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with Germany U19 international Montrell Culbreath. The attacking midfielder and right winger has penned a deal with the Bundesliga club that runs to 30 June 2030. Culbreath has played for the Werkself as a youth player since 2023. Last December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for the Leverkusen first team in the Bayer 04 3-1 away win at RB Leipzig.
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