Jeremie Frimpong has already found the back of the net eight times for the Werkself in the current Bundesliga campaign and he has also provided six assists in the league. The Dutchman scored in the 3-0 win against Schalke 04 and in the 4-1 victory over Union-Saint Gilloise in April.
Moussa Diaby also netted in the second leg at Saint-Gilloise: His opener on two minutes paved the way for the Black and Reds to progress to the Europa League semi-finals. The Frenchman also scored against Eintracht Frankfurt at the start of April.
The two Bayer 04 players are joined by fellow nominees Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern) and Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
The final result is decided as follows: 40 per cent of the votes from fans, plus 30 per cent each from the 18 team captains and a group of pundits.
The Werkself need a win in their penultimate match of the season at RB Leipzig on Monday evening (18:00 CEST) to keep their hopes of third place alive until the final day. After Eintracht Frankfurt lost on Saturday, Roberto Pätzold's side can close the gap on their rivals to two points and leave it all to play for next Sunday.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-3 loss at VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 33 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
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Down to fifth from fourth place despite taking an early lead: in the head-to-head for a Champions League spot, Bayer 04 were 1-0 up at VfB Stuttgart with just a minute played thanks to an Aleix Garcia strike, but ultimately lost 3-1 (2-1) to the more determined hosts. It meant the Swabians leapfrogged the Werkself in the Bundesliga table on the penultimate matchday.
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Today sees Bayer 04 go head-to-head with their next direct rivals in the race for Champions League qualification (kick-off 15:30 CEST). Opponents Stuttgart are currently fifth in the table, level on points with the Werkself but one place below them due to a three-goal inferior goal difference. The Black and Reds' record at Bad Cannstatt tells a clearer story: they've not lost at VfB for over 16 years. One important factor in securing what would be three crucial points away from home is Leverkusen's strength on the counter-attack. Whilst Stuttgart are also extremely dangerous going forward, they will be without their captain. Today’s matchday news.
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