The Werkself did not need much time to get on the front foot with Granit Xhaka posing the first threat on the opposition goal after 60 seconds. The hosts then pressed for the opening goal. Four minutes later, another Bayer 04 forward Amine Adli was fouled in the penalty area. Victor Boniface stepped up but failed to convert the spot-kick. At the other end, Eintracht took the lead through an Omar Marmoush penalty on 16 minutes. Despite going behind, the Black and Reds remained on top and equalised on 25 minutes with a goal from Robert Andrich after an impressive move. After many more chances for Leverkusen in the second half, Boniface scored with a header to secure a deserved 2-1 win (72'). The match report is HERE.
Xabi Alonso said at the post-match press conference: "We showed big mentality by coming back strongly after a missed penalty and a spot-kick against us. And we stuck together brilliantly at the end. We can build on that." The Spaniard added: "It was important to again show how strong we can be at the BayArena. We need that feeling. So we can be very happy today and use the win for the games coming up."
Goalscorer Andrich said: "I think we played with great concentration from the start. We remain focused despite going behind. We were briefly worried but we absolutely deserved to win."
The headline in the Bild-Zeitung reads: "That's world-class! Bayer shine with tiki-taka goal." The Rheinische Post takes a similar position: "What unfolded was a match with good moves on both sides. The best of them was the perfect combination before the equaliser scored by Robert Andrich." The newspaper awarded top marks to the midfielder: "Was almost always centre stage. And again and again with strong interventions at the back." kicker writes: "Thanks to a hard earned 2-1 win against an Eintracht Frankfurt side, who were particularly good before half-time, Bayer Leverkusen secured three points as they move closer to the top of the table. And furthermore: The match became more one-sided after the break. Leverkusen dominated most of the proceedings and Eintracht rarely came out of their own half."
Lukas Hradecky made his 300th Bundesliga appearance against his former club Eintracht Frankfurt and is thereby the first foreign goalkeeper to play 300 games in the Bundesliga. The Finland international made 101 appearances in the top-flight for Frankfurt from 2015 to 2018 and this was match number 199 for the Werkself. The humorous response from the Finn: "That must mean I'm an old fogey!"
In addition: Martin Terrier provided his first assist for the Black and Reds as he set up the equaliser for Andrich.
The Werkself had 54% possession, 27 to 9 shots on goal and 52% of challenges were successful. 27 shots on goal is a new record for the club in the current Bundesliga campaign. Completed passes were almost 92% and Eintracht Frankfurt had almost 88%.
Comeback qualities: With the win against Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer 04 have picked up six points after going behind in the current Bundesliga season – that is more than any other team.
The Werkself now have three busy weeks coming up. First off is a trip to France: Bayer 04 are away to Stade Brest in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 23 October (kick-off: 18.45 CEST). Four days later, Hradecky and Co. face Werder Bremen on Bundesliga matchday eight. The kick-off on Saturday, 26 October is at 18.30 CEST.
It couldn't have been any tighter! Despite winning four of six games in the online preliminary round in Showdown 1 of the VBL Club Championship 2026/27, Leverkusen eSports duo Marc and Sean Landwehr didn't make it through to the offline knockout round. Level on points (12) with seven other teams, Leverkusen were the only team with this points tally not to progress as they had the worst single-game record compared to their rivals.
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Bayer 04 are away to Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 5 of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League. The game kicks off on Thursday 26 November at 18:45 CET at the Maksimir Stadium. All the information on ticket sales.
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It wasn’t just on the pitch that there was cause for celebration around the Werkself’s 2–1 home win against SC Freiburg. Plenty of happy faces could be seen near the dugouts at half-time too. Once again, CEO Fernando Carro, alongside former striker and club ambassador Stefan Kießling, paid tribute to eight supporters’ clubs celebrating up to their 30th anniversary on behalf of Bayer 04.
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A disciplined and impressive team performance secured a 2–1 victory for the Werkself against league leaders SC Freiburg, who had remained unbeaten across all competitions until then; two players once again stood out at the BayArena: Artisic dribbler Ibrahim Maza scored Leverkusen’s first goal himself and set up the second, whilst goal-getter Patrik Schick had set up the equaliser and netted the winner. In doing so, the Czechia international set a remarkable club record. Both head coach Carles Martínez and the media were full of praise afterwards. Maza himself was also delighted with the growing rapport with “super striker” Schick: “The more we play together, the better we understand each other.” The Werkself’s comeback secured their fourth home win in their fourth home game of the season.
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