UCL debutant Wirtz gave the Werkself the lead in just the fifth minute. With his second goal in the 36th minute, the Leverkusen playmaker became the youngest German player to score a brace on his debut in Europe's premier club competition. Logically, Wirtz was named 'Man of the Match'.
Now Wirtz is also up for the 'Player of the Week' award alongside Harry Kane (FC Bayern Munich), Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) and Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
It all kicks off in around a week and a half! The new season of the VBL Club Championship by WOW starts on 16 October. And before the Leverkusen eSports players Marc and Sean Landwehr plus Markus Hüttemann and Keanu Senkbeil compete on the console again, bayer04.de provides an overview of the structural changes for the upcoming eSports season. The changes affect both the match procedure in individual fixtures and the entire competition mode.
Show moreAt the Werkself's Bundesliga game at home to Union Berlin last Saturday, it wasn't just sporting emotions that took centre stage. To mark International Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Bayer 04 Women's team, together with their sleeve sponsor s2-Software, sent out a strong message at the BayArena in support of education, prevention and solidarity in the fight against breast cancer.
Show moreWerkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-0 win against Union Berlin on the 6th matchday of the Bundesliga 2025/26...
Show moreSeveral fan clubs were honoured at half-time during the Werkself’s Bundesliga game at home to Union Berlin on Saturday. CEO Fernando Carro and record appearance-maker Rüdiger Vollborn gave thanks to fan clubs marking their 10th and 15th anniversary.
Show moreBayer 04 got their third win under Kasper Hjulmand thanks to goals in either half from Ernest Poku and Christian Kofane to earn a 2-0 victory at home to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.
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