After the Werkself gathered for recovery and match replacement training plus the first post-match analysis the day after the 4-2 defeat against RB Leipzig, head coach Peter Bosz continued working with his players in open sessions on Monday and Tuesday.
Good news for Bayer 04: Kevin Volland, who missed training at the start of the week due to a cold, was back on the training ground on Tuesday. Together with fitness coach Daniel Jouvin, the Werkself striker completed an individual session on the neighbouring pitch. He was later joined by Jonathan Tah and Lars Bender after the pair had completed the first part of the training session together with their team-mates. Both Tah (workload control) and the skipper Bender, who has been sidelined with a hamstring problem recently, both trained on their own on Monday. The same applied to Leon Bailey on Tuesday. The Jamaican was given a special fitness program by the coaching staff which involved a session in the gym at the BayArena in the morning.
In contrast to the quartet, who should be available for the game at Stuttgart, this season has already come to an end for Joel Pohjanpalo. The 24-year-old, who recently returned to training and celebrated his comeback in the friendly against Ajax after eight months sidelined through injury, complained about pain in his right ankle. In the view of the medical section, there is no alternative to a long lay-off for the Finland international albeit the apparent set-back does represent a further improvement in the health of the bone structure in his foot. That means the Werkself will be without a second player for the rest of the campaign with Karim Bellarabi also ruled out due to injury.
There is no full training session on Wednesday and the final two ahead of the Stuttgart match on Saturday will be held behind closed doors.
After eight years in the youth set-up at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Benjamin Adam is leaving the club. The 35-year-old, who most recently coached the Leverkusen U17s, will take charge of the Hansa Rostock U19 team next season.
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There was a successful end to the women's internationals with Werkself players Carlotta Wamser and Cornelia Kramer qualifying for the 2027 World Cup finals in Brazil. A third Leverkusen player is still in with a chance of joining them. The Germany U23 players also experienced success in their last two international friendlies of the season.
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Traveling to North America for the World Cup this summer to see your favorite Bayer 04 players? Here’s a quick cheat sheet with thumbnail portraits and insider tips for each city from a local expert, so you can make the most of your visit and activities beyond the game!
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A fresh look for the BayArena: The Bayer 04 stadium will have new seating in the form of folding seats for the 2026/27 campaign that will ensure significantly improved seating comfort and simplified movement within the rows of seats. As part of routine replacement after 17 years, fans of the Werkself were able to purchase the existing seats, used to witness the first German league title in the club's history. In addition, a large proportion of the seats will be donated to charitable projects, primarily in the local region. Bayer 04 fans can look forward to new, functional folding seats for the season opener at the beginning of August - still in the club colours of black and red, of course. A glimpse at the BayArena during the refurbishment.
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