Do a good deed at the home game: Bayer 04 is calling for food donations at today's game for the Leverkusen Tafel e.V.. Donations will be received at the collection points in front of A Block (South East) as well as E and F Blocks (North West) from when the stadium opens at 13:30 CET to kick off at 15:30 CET.
To mark today's International Women's Day Bayer 04 yesterday posted an unmistakable message in a video on the club media channels: Today. Tomorrow. ALWAYS – diversity under the Cross. The video will also be screened today on the stadium TV channel.
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This home game against Werder Bremen in front of a full house at the BayArena is again a Bayer Sports Family matchday. There will numerous events on the concourses with the Bayer sports clubs and Bayer AG providing a special backdrop. The programme of events start when the stadium opens at 13:30 CET with a wide range of highlights on offer.
How happy are you with the stadium experience at the BayArena? In this survey we would like to find out how you perceive service quality on matchdays and what aspects are particularly important to you. Your feedback helps us to improve the stadium experience for all fans. The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes and is anonymous and your data will be handled in confidence. Anyone interested can take part HERE .
If you would like to take part in the competition (two VIP tickets to the home game against FC Augsburg or a training top signed by Jeremie Frimpong) you will be taken to a separate form at the end of the survey. There you can register for the draw with a tick.
The Werkself have only lost one of their last 15 games against Werder Bremen (seven wins, seven draws). However, the Black and Reds did not win at home in four out of the last five games against Werder. The only win was on 14 April 2024, an historic day for Bayer 04: The Werkself won 5-0 to secure the league title for the first time in the club's history.
Werder Bremen are the second weakest team in the Bundesliga Rückrunde to date above FC Heidenheim. The North Germans have only picked up four points in seven games. The 24 goals conceded by Werder are more than any other side in 2025.
Werder Bremen are currently going through a tricky phase. The Green and Whites have lost their last five games in succession. The team under coach Ole Werner did make a very promising start to the season and were seventh in the table two points behind Eintracht Frankfurt in third spot at the end of last year – thereby achieving their best points return since the 2011/12 season. Further information is available in the lowdown on our next opponents.
Anyone wanting to discover the latest information ahead of kick-off can take a look at the new Werkself Live. The matchday magazine, which includes key facts and stats on the match, is available at the BayArena. Alternatively it is available free online. HERE is the e-paper.
The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed Tobias Welz as today's referee. The 47-year-old match official has previously been in charge of 20 Bundesliga games involving the Werkself (seven wins, four draws and nine defeats). Welz' assistant referees today are Dr. Martin Thomsen and Arno Blos with Tobias Stieler in action as the VAR.
The game will be broadcast live on Sky. As ever, supporters unable to be at the match can follow the game on Werkself Radio. The audio broadcast starts 30 minutes before kick-off with commentary provided by Niko Hartmann and Cedric Pick. In addition, the live text update service will keep fans up-to-date. Both Werkself Radio and the live text update service are available at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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The Werkself's training camp in Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog you'll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme on day one (Sunday 2 August) includes a media round with managing director sport Simon Rolfes, free time for the team after the friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen and before an intensive week of training begins, as well as a coffee get-together where CEO Fernando Carro and Rolfes met around 100 fans in the afternoon.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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With 22 days to go until the start of the Bundesliga campaign, the Bayer 04 Women’s team have gained a fresh boost of confidence. In a friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk on Saturday afternoon, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team secured a 1–0 win. Lobke Loonen (20’) scored the winner for the Black and Reds at the Kurtekotten training centre.
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