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.
It was another incredibly close call in the end: The second showdown in the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship saw the #B04eSports team once again narrowly miss out on a place in the top 16 of the preliminary round – and with it, a spot in the in-person knockout stage. It was a bitter blow: Marc and Sean Landwehr again fell just short, despite being level on points with their rivals. As was the case last month, their weaker record across the twelve individual matches in the six preliminary round fixtures proved decisive.
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“They stuck with us over the past few weeks when things weren’t going so well,” said captain Edmond Tapsoba, thanking the fans for their support after the 2–1 win in Cologne and dedicating the derby victory to them. Throughout the 90 minutes, the Werkself had looked unfazed and in command, inflicting the first home defeat of the season on FC Köln. It was the sixth consecutive win against the Cologne team for Bayer 04 – head coach Carles Martínez, on the other hand, was facing the team from the neighbouring city for the first time and “now really knows what this derby win means”. The Werkself derby review.
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Following the 2–1 derby victory away at FC Köln on Bundesliga matchday 9, Edmond Tapsoba, Malik Tillman and Aleix Garcia spoke to Werkself TV...
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-1 derby win at 1. FC Köln Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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There were celebrations among those in black and red at the RheinEnergieSTADION. On Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, the Werkself beat 1. FC Köln 2-0 and registered their sixth successive win in the derby. Aleix Garcia put Bayer 04 in front after just seven minutes with a direct free kick. Leverkusen played with discipline and energy after that and didn't allow some fierce challenges to unsettle them. Patrik Schick made it 2-0 in the 86th minute, and Said El Mala's goal in stoppage time for Köln proved nothing more than consolation. Jonas Hofmann crowned the derby win with his 100th appearance for the club.
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