The Rhine derby at the BayArena: The Werkself entertain FC Köln on matchday 29. The DFL has set the clash with the team from Cologne for Saturday night, 17 April with the kick off at 18.30 CEST. That is followed three days later by the away game at Bayern Munich and the final double fixture week of the season for the Black and Reds ends with a home game against Eintracht Frankfurt.
After a weekend without a Bundesliga match, there are the last three games of the season in Germany's top flight: First, the team under head coach Hannes Wolf are away to Werder Bremen (8 May) and the last two matchdays bring a home game against Union Berlin and an away fixture at Borussia Dortmund.
Fixtures on matchdays 29 to 34:
Bayer 04 v FC Köln (Saturday, 17 April, 18.30 CEST)
FC Bayern Munich v Bayer 04 (Tuesday, 20 April, 20.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt (Saturday, 24 April, 18.30 CEST)
Werder Bremen v Bayer 04 (Saturday, 8 May, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 v Union Berlin (Saturday, 15 May, 15.30 CEST)
Borussia Dortmund v Bayer 04 (Saturday, 22 May, 15.30 CEST)
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In mid-August, the Werkself will set off on a four-day trip to England to play their final two friendly matches of the 2026/27 pre-season against Premier League clubs Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United. The match in Nottingham against the Tricky Trees is on Wednesday 12 August at 20:45 CEST (19:45 BST) at the City Ground. The game against the Magpies in Newcastle is on Saturday 15 August at 16:00 CEST (15:00 BST) at the atmospheric St James’ Park. Details on ticket sales for both matches.
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Black and Red talent development at the highest level – even off the pitch: Apprentices Jule Suermann, Leandra Bellia and Julia Niederheide have successfully completed their two- or three-year apprenticeships at the club. Bayer 04 honoured the trio at the BayArena on Tuesday.
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Rieden reloaded: Just like last year, the Bayer 04 Women’s team are spending their summer training camp in this idyllic corner of Bavaria. From this Sunday, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team will be based in Rieden in the Upper Palatinate for a week.
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Following the summer break, most of the players are back in Leverkusen. While two Bayer 04 first-team players are still in action at the World Cup, the players present officially kicked off the new season with fitness assessments. At the Werkstatt, the Bayer 04 rehabilitation and training centre, Robert Andrich, Edmond Tapsoba and the rest of the squad worked up quite a sweat in the sweltering summer heat. New signings Afonso Moreira and Kennet Eichhorn also successfully completed the day’s sessions alongside their new team-mates.
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