Apart from the 18 Bundesliga fixtures on the last two matchdays, with simultaneous Saturday afternoon kick-offs at 15.30 CET as usual, the Werkself are in action on matchdays 30 to 32 as follows:
The clash with the German record champions is on Saturday, 6 June, at 15.30 CET at the BayArena. On the following weekend, the Werkself are away to Schalke 04 on Sunday, 14 June, with the kick-off at 18.00 CET. Three days later, Bayer 04 are at home to FC Köln on Wednesday, 17 June (20.30 CET) in the derby with the Rhine rivals.
The matches will all be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bayer 04 will round off their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with a friendly against Premier League side Newcastle United. The match against the side featuring German internationals Malik Thiaw and Nick Woltemade will take place on Saturday 15 August (kick-off: 4 pm German time/3 pm local time) at St James’ Park. Werkself-TV will stream the match live in full and free of charge after logging in from 3.50 pm...
After the 2-1 defeat at Premier League club Nottingham Forest the night before, it was straight back to work for the Werkself at midday on Thursday with an intensive training session in hot temperatures at the hosts' training ground.
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The Werkself suffered a first defeat in the current pre-season fixtures. The sixth friendly of the summer ended in 2-1 reverse at Premier League Nottingham Forest. The English side took an early lead (4’) but Patrik Schick levelled just after the half-hour mark (32’). Nothing much happened after that, and the match looked set to end in a draw. However, the hosts managed to score the winning goal late on (90').
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH has taken note of the final, non-binding statement issued by the Bundeskartellamt regarding the 50+1 rule and its application, and will now examine it carefully.
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