“Bayer 04 Leverkusen achieved initial success after more than a month with the 1-0 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach,” reports the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger as they above all praise “the discipline and confidence shown at the start of the match by the Werkself weakened by many absent players and setbacks.”
RP Online adopted a very similar view in their report: “Leverkusen did not start like a team plagued by injuries and bad results. The visitors were on top in the opening minutes.”
The EXPRESS also saw the Werkself as the better team. “Leverkusen’s game was more attractive and their moves more fluent,” was the analysis in the journal, “but the Werkself had problems with their finishing.”
The approach of the Werkself is described in the Welt am Sonntag as follows: “Bayer looked to break through with fast moves down the flanks and had some good chances through Moussa Diaby (17’, 32’ and 45’) before Schick converted a rebound to make it 1-0 (77’).”
The BILD am Sonntag provides a very interesting insight: “With the 1-0 win at Gladbach, coach Peter Bosz not only secured his first win in six games. He also achieved that without making any substitutions. The last time that happened was by Köln’s Peter Stöger at HSV (1-1) on 7 February 2016.”
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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