The first leg in Greece will be played on either Wednesday, 18 February at 21:00 CET. The return fixture at the BayArena will be the following Tuesday, 24 February at the same time.
Tickets for the away leg will be exclusively available for club members and season ticket holders from 4 February. Sales for the home leg will begin on 5 February.
Speaking after the draw, managing director sport Simon Rolfes said: “Olympiacos is obviously an appealing draw because we lost there just recently. That annoyed us, so we’re excited for the chance to get revenge. The team is motivated to do better. I believe we can learn and are ready to approach the game correctly.”
Should the Werkself progress, they will learn their round of 16 opponent in the draw on 27 February. That would be against either Bayern Munich or Arsenal, with the first leg in Leverkusen.
The round of 16 fixtures will be played on 10/11 and 17/18 March, the quarter-finals on 7/8 and 14/15 April, the semi-finals on 28/29 April and 5/6 May, with the final in Budapest on Saturday, 30 May.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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With 22 days to go until the start of the Bundesliga campaign, the Bayer 04 Women’s team have gained a fresh boost of confidence. In a friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk on Saturday afternoon, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team secured a 1–0 win. Lobke Loonen (20’) scored the winner for the Black and Reds at the Kurtekotten training centre.
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