The Rheinische Post headline after the draw in Bavarian Swabia reads "Leverkusen’s status as a top team begins to unravel." Furthermore: "The Werkself have dropped out the top group. In the last ten league matches, Peter Bosz and his team have only picked up nine points – too few over the long term to be able to seriously talk about qualifying for the Champions League."
Kicker also looks at recent results for the Black and Reds. The sports journal reports that Bayer 04 are currently "lagging behind expectations." The performance of goalscorer Edmond Tapsoba earned a mark of 2.5. The magazine rewards the Burkina Faso international with a place in the 'Kicker Team of the Day'.
The equaliser is the focus of attention in the report in the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger ("Tapsoba's punchline"). The newspaper writes: "The Augsburg bench […] were counting down the seconds in added time with the scoreline at 1-0. Substitute Demarai Gray put the ball in the box for a final time – right to the foot of Edmond Tapsoba who levelled at 1-1 on 94 minutes with a placed shot. The game was over from the restart. Bayer 04 Leverkusen avoided an almost certain looking defeat and, at the moment of equalising, released a few happiness hormones."
The match report in the Kölnische Rundschau also primarily looks at the leveller at 1-1 in added time. They say: "The late goal should give them courage for the forthcoming games with the first test on Thursday in the Europa League second leg against Young Boys Bern."
In the first leg at YB (3-4), the Werkself fought back to get on level terms in less than 20 minutes after being 3-0 down at half-time. The fourth goal of the night came in the final minutes. That means Bayer 04 need to win and concede less than three goals in the second leg on Thursday, 25 February (kick-off: 21.00 CET/live on DAZN and Werks11 Radio) to progress to the last 16 in the Europa League.
The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
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Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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Second game, second draw in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26: The Werkself were held to a 1-1 draw by Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on matchday two in the league phase. After an early but brief setback in the form of an offside goal by Ivan Perisic for the visitors (5'), the Werkself took control and created numerous good chances in the first half. Leverkusen took a deserved lead after the break in the 65th minute through Christian Kofane. However, PSV's Ismael Saibari replied a few minutes later to level at 1-1 (72').
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In the second match in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26, the Werkself host PSV Eindhoven this Wednesday evening, 1 October (kick-off: 21:00 CEST/live on DAZN and on Werkself Radio). PSV have injury problems but are in confident mood after winning two consecutive league titles. PSV coach Peter Bosz and keeper Matej Kovar are two familiar faces who have fond memories of their Bayer 04 days. The latest information on the UCL match at the BayArena can be found in out matchday news.
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Bayer 04 beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2 on matchday two to clock up the next three points in the UCL Youth League 2025/26. In front of just under 500 spectators at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium, the visitors from the Netherlands led at half-time, but the Werkself turned the game round in the second 45. That makes it two wins on the bounce after the victory in Copenhagen.
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