Bayer 04 are in Pot Three – so big names are guaranteed in the Werkself's group. Anyone who wants to be at the Werkself Champions League home games, without knowing who Bayer 04 will be playing, can secure packages for all three games at the BayArena from Thursday 22 August at 10.00 CET. Ticket packages are 10% cheaper compared with the purchase of individual match tickets.
The package will also be available after the draw has been made. Tickets will be sent out once the opponents are known. The prices for the UEFA Champions League matches are equivalent to Bundesliga Pot A fixtures. Season card holders with the BundesligaPLUS option receive a 20% discount per game and they will be automatically loaded to the season card as usual.
Ticket packages are available via the following methods:
Anybody unwilling to wait can already secure tickets for the Champions League home games. By acquiring the BundesligaPLUS season cards. This version entitles the holder to attend all Bayer 04 matches at the BayArena in the 2019/20 season that is the Bundesliga fixtures plus additional games in the DFB Cup and the Champions League.
Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Guéla Doué for the time being. The Ivory Coast international sustained a muscle injury to his right calf during the final Werkself training session yesterday ahead of the Europa League clash with Slovenian champions NK Celje.
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For the first time since reaching the final against AS Roma (2–2, first leg 2–0) in May 2024, Bayer 04 are playing another home match in the UEFA Europa League – and they will be wearing their new European kit. On Wednesday 16 September (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), the BayArena will welcome Slovenian champions NK Celje, who appointed a new coach this week following a mixed start to the season. Under the slogan “40 Years Across Europe. Still Creating History.”, the Black and Reds now aim to add the next chapter to their European history, which has seen so much success in recent years. Bayer 04 fans can follow the match on free-to-air TV on RTL, as well as on Sky and Werkself Radio. The matchday news.
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European football returns to the BayArena: Bayer 04 host Slovenian champions NK Celje on matchday 1 in the group stage of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League. Ahead of the match on Wednesday 16 September (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), head coach Carles Martínez and midfielder Aleix Garcia spoke at the pre-match press conference. The focus was primarily on the great anticipation surrounding the competition and the clear objectives for it – and, given the circumstances, on a last-minute change to the opposition line-up.
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The champions of Slovenia NK Celje are in a European competition for the fourth time in their history. This Wednesday, 16 September (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), the side lead by head coach Vitor Campelos visit the BayArena for matchday 1 in the group stage in the UEFA Europa League. Celje’s last match at the weekend did not go to plan. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Construction work continues on the ‘Haus der Talente’ on Kurtekottenweg in Leverkusen, where 36 young elite athletes will find a new home from next summer. The building team from Temmink Bau, led by Thomas Wellers, are hard at work. Over the past few days, excavators, wheeled loaders and rollers have removed 2,500 cubic metres of soil to excavate the basement.
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