The Werkself will be looking to put the disappointment of Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at Juventus in the Champions League behind them. "We've used the last two days to analyse the game against Juventus but also look forward at the same time because we have another important game tomorrow against Leipzig," said the Werkself head coach at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon. According to Bosz, the clash with the highly-fancied Italian serial champions shows that every little mistake is punished at the top level. Now it's a question of turning it round. "We are fortunate to be able to play in the Champions League. Now we have to learn from big games like that and use the experience in the Bundesliga," said Bosz.
Ideally on Saturday. The Werkself are looking for the first Bundesliga home win against Leipzig at the fourth attempt. Momentum could well be on the side of the Black and Reds as the Red Bulls have struggled recently: Last weekend there was a 3-0 defeat at home to Schalke in the league that costed the Julian Nagelsmann's team top spot. And Wednesday saw another setback with a 2-0 defeat for RB Leipzig against Olympique Lyon. Peter Bosz did not venture an opinion on whether the two recent home defeats could make Leipzig susceptible. "Of course, if you lose twice at home in succession then you feel different than after two wins but Leipzig are still a good team," said Bosz. However, the primary aim for Bayer 04 is to focus on their own performance.
In addition to Leon Bailey (muscle injury), Lars Bender is also unavailable tomorrow. The Werkself number eight suffered an injury in the warm-up in Turin on Tuesday and on Thursday it was unclear whether there was a more serious muscle problem. Peter Bosz has ruled out an appearance against RB Leipzig and the hope is the Werkself skipper will be back again after the international break.
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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