Children and family members plus employees of BarmeniaGothaer, many of them in Bayer 04 jerseys or wearing scarves and hats of the double winners, collected autographs and took selfies. One or two families took the opportunity for a joint Christmas photo with Alonso, Boniface and Co.
At the end of the visit to the BarmeniaGothaer headquarters, Xhaka summed up the evening: "It's always a special pleasure to make children happy with little things like autograph cards. I used to collect them myself as a child and I know how much it means."
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 4th matchday of the Bundesliga 2025/26...
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In their second Bundesliga game under Kasper Hjulmand, Bayer 04 face a tricky task at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday 21 September (kick-off 17:30 CEST). The Foals may have endured a poor start to the season, but after Eugen Polanski took over from Gerardo Seoane at the start of the week, the opponents "are a bit unpredictable", according to Hjulmand. The Matchday News has everything you need to know ahead of the meeting at the BayArena.
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