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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A new look and new kit supplier for the 2025/26 campaign: Bayer 04 in tandem with sports equipment manufacturer New Balance present the official kit for the Leverkusen eSports players the coming season. New partner Sinology appears on the top right of the jersey. Menswear outfitters Lerros is still the main eSports sponsor and Niedax remains the sleeve partner. The jersey is available now from the Bayer 04 online shop and the Fanwelt.
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