"I'm delighted with the draw," managing director sport Simon Rolfes told members of the media after the draw, adding: "In sporting terms, of course, both are top opponents, but on the one hand we're up against two former players of ours in Kai Havertz and Piero Hincapie and on the other we're playing on the European stage. That's what you compete for in the Champions League." Rolfes sees a lot of quality in the Arsenal squad, "physically and in terms of football. That's why they're a top favourite to win the Champions League and the Premier League and why it's fun to compete with them."
The first leg against the Premier League leaders is at home at the BayArena on Wednesday, 11 March (kick-off: 18:45 CET). The second leg in London will take place a week later on Tuesday, 17 March (kick-off: 21:00 CET).
Tickets for the home clash go on sale on Tuesday, 3 March at 12:00 CET.
Tickets for the second leg at Arsenal will be available from Thursday, 5 March (12:00 CET). As usual, Bayer 04 will publish all further information on the club media channels. In addition, all ticket information for the UEFA Champions League and other competitions is always be sent out via newsletter. Register HERE.
The possible pairings in the quarter-finals and semi-finals were also determined during the draw on Friday afternoon. The quarter-finals will take place on 7/8 and 14/15 April. The semi-finals will be played on 28/29 April and 5/6 May. The final in Budapest is on 30 May.
Bayer 04 host Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BayArena on matchday 12 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Bayer 04 host Eintracht Frankfurt at the BayArena on matchday 14 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the women's DFB-Pokal 2026/27
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“As far as mentality and determination are concerned, we have nothing to reproach ourselves for,” Robert Andrich said up after the first home defeat for the Werkself this term. In terms of their play, too, the Black and Reds put in a respectable performance for long stretches of this intense and physical match, outperforming VfB Stuttgart in most areas. It was only in terms of efficiency in front of goal that the Swabians had the edge over the Werkself. Head coach Carles Martínez wants to learn from this so that, in future, they can “win this sort of match too”. 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 working 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 personal 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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