Walking through the winding streets of London with their typical brick buildings with weathered windows you have to search for it. Then suddenly it is there in front of you. This venerable venue suddenly looms up with an impressive and even mystical presence. Welcome to Wembley.
The Werkself play Tottenham Hotspur (20.45 CET) in tonight’s Champions League group game on what promises to be a breathtaking stage. Up to 90,000 spectators are expected including some 2,000 Leverkusen fans. They will all experience what it means to be surrounded by the spirit of Bobby Moore. The captain of the England World Cup winning team of 1966 is ever-present 23 years after his death as Wembley never forgets its heroes. This venue is full of tradition.
Unforgettable moments
Wembley is more than just a stadium with the venue being a place of many unforgettable moments. When you walk past the bronze statues of English football legends in front of the wooden crossbar Geoff Hurst hit in the 66 World Cup Final to score the famous Wembley goal, every fan feels a shiver. And if you walk down past the red seats towards the hallowed turf then you can hear it again: a beat. This is the home of football.
The hallowed turf, a much used phrase, comes from here. The Wembley turf is famous like no other pitch on the planet and if you watch the ground staff at work then you have to rub your eyes in disbelief as a layman. Their hard work and dedication is difficult to beat. The groundsman will only give the thumbs up when he has checked the ball runs exactly as required in all directions in the centre circle. Then the game can begin. Wembley is set to provide another night to remember.
The Werkself conceded a goal at home for the first time since the beginning of January 67 minutes into the game against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday. Jarell Quansah levelled late on for the final score of 1-1 to secure a point and avoid a first home defeat in six games. Bayer 04 were very critical of their performance after the game. The Werkself review.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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From special edition jerseys to fan banners, the home game against Mainz 05 was all about the many Bayer 04 fan clubs. Accordingly, a fitting tribute to the long-standing Werkself supporters was not to be missed during half-time in the Bundesliga match. Fernando Carro, CEO, honoured the up to 50-year anniversaries of six fan clubs in front of the coaches' benches at the BayArena.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against Mainz 05 on Matchday 24 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
A late goal secured a point for Bayer 04 at home to FSV Mainz 05 in a match that saw the Black and Reds dominant in the second half. Despite lots of possession, the Werkself initially found few gaps and fell behind after 67 minutes when Sheraldo Becker scored in a Mainz counter-attack. In the closing stages, Leverkusen threw everything forward once again and equalised through Jarell Quansah (88').
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