The 20-year-old Germany international proved to be a guarantee of success in the final stage of the season – with his seven goals in the last seven league games, the home-grown Bayer 04 midfielder made a significant contribution to the Werkself qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League as one of the top four clubs in Germany. Above all in the three most recent matches – including twice in the month of May – Havertz, who played in all of the 34 championship games for the Werkself as did Kevin Volland, open the scoring for the Werkself against Eintracht Frankfurt (6-1), Schalke 04 (1-1) and at Hertha Berlin (5-1).
The fans marked those performances by making the international the Player of the Month. Last month, Havertz was the second Bayer 04 player to secure the award this year alongside Julian Brandt (February). Congratulations!.
The official award of Player of the Month was presented for the first time in the current Bundesliga campaign. The vote was carried out by the German Football League (DFL) in cooperation with the official licensing partner the Bundesliga, EA SPORTS FIFA 19. The award is based on a two-stage selection process where both the performance date of the player as well of the vote from fans and experts are taken into account.
The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
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Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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Second game, second draw in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26: The Werkself were held to a 1-1 draw by Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on matchday two in the league phase. After an early but brief setback in the form of an offside goal by Ivan Perisic for the visitors (5'), the Werkself took control and created numerous good chances in the first half. Leverkusen took a deserved lead after the break in the 65th minute through Christian Kofane. However, PSV's Ismael Saibari replied a few minutes later to level at 1-1 (72').
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In the second match in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26, the Werkself host PSV Eindhoven this Wednesday evening, 1 October (kick-off: 21:00 CEST/live on DAZN and on Werkself Radio). PSV have injury problems but are in confident mood after winning two consecutive league titles. PSV coach Peter Bosz and keeper Matej Kovar are two familiar faces who have fond memories of their Bayer 04 days. The latest information on the UCL match at the BayArena can be found in out matchday news.
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Bayer 04 beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2 on matchday two to clock up the next three points in the UCL Youth League 2025/26. In front of just under 500 spectators at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium, the visitors from the Netherlands led at half-time, but the Werkself turned the game round in the second 45. That makes it two wins on the bounce after the victory in Copenhagen.
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