The Kölner Stadt Anzeiger title on Thursday reads: “Kampl scores at Wembley in front of record crowd” and the paper describes the atmosphere in London: “At the already history-laden venue in the London Borough of Brent this night saw the addition of another record: The 85,512 spectators broke the previous record attendance for a club fixture in England (85,011 – set in Spurs first Champions League group match on 14 September in the 2-1 defeat to Monaco). The crowd included around 2,200 Bayer 04 fans. They all witnessed a somewhat less than high quality yet always exciting encounter.”
The Kölnische Rundschau sees “Leverkusen on course for Round of 16”: “The first win for Leverkusen in England was fully deserved after a great, energetic performance in spite of a final push by the Londoners. ‘It’s a day I’ll never forget,’ said Kampl on ZDF.” The report continues: “The English failed to break down a well-organised Bayer 04 defence at the mecca of football with the recently injured Ömer Toprak and Germany international Jonathan Tah doing a good job overall along with their fellow defenders.”
The Bild report under the headline “Wembley winner!” reads: “And how he (Kevin Kampl) enjoyed playing at the London cathedral of football! Bayer, who can still win games in the Champions League, achieved a 1-0 victory at Tottenham to register a first win since 16 September 2015 (4-1 against BATE Borisov) and now have one leg in the Round of 16. Wembley winner! Kampl scores, has fun and has to go off injured! 65 minutes: Aránguiz shoots from the edge of the box. Deflected by Davies. The ball ends up at Kampl’s feet. The Slovenian slots the ball into the net from six yards out – 1-0 to Bayer!”
The Kicker analysis is: “Exactly at the point of the game when it appeared to be turning the hosts’ way, Kampl scored the winner for Bayer 04.” The football journal concludes: “In spite of a slight advantage in chances for Tottenham, Bayer 04 earned a deserved away win thanks to a mature performance.” The man of the match for kicker is Kevin Kampl: “Extremely busy, always alert and solid on the ball: Kevin Kampl was Leverkusen’s driving force in midfield and started the move for the winning goal himself.”
The press review ends with the Rheinische Post: “One thing was certain at the end of an entertaining evening: The 1-0 win for Leverkusen in the fourth Champions League group match will go down in the annals. (…) The Leverkusen pressing put Tottenham under serious pressure and kept them on the defensive for much of the time – but they still posed a threat in quick counter attacks when the visitors pushed up. That made this match a lively encounter.
Day four of the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour is all about the Werkself friendly against the CR Flamengo U20 team. Before the kick-off at the Estádio da Gávea today, Friday, 18 July, at 14:30 local time (19:30 CEST), the Werkself players will warm-up at the team hotel. In addition: A communal evening event with a view of the famous landmark in Rio de Janeiro. Bayer04.de keeps you up-to-date with on the spot reports. Day four blog on the Bayer 04 Brazil Tour (timings in local time).
Show moreThe Werkself lost 5-1 against the Flamengo U20 team in the first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2025/26 season. The scorers for the Brazilian team, playing in the middle of their season, were Lorran (3’), an Arthur own goal (11’), Matheus Goncalves (40’), Pedro Leao (45+4’) and Gusttavo (55’). Head coach Erik ten Hag made several substitutions on 30 minutes and he made ten more changes on the hour mark. The Werkself were then more proactive on the pitch with the input from Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich and Co. bringing significantly more attacking moves that led to a number of chances. Montrell Culbreath netted a consolation strike on 71 minutes for the final score of 5-1.
Show moreA first win in the preseason: In the last friendly before the start of a two-week break in training, the Bayer 04 Women beat top-flight Dutch side Ajax 1-0. In the match played over three 30-minute thirds Vanessa Fudalla scored the goal for the Werkself. In the previous two friendlies this summer, the team led by head coach Roberto Pätzold lost 2-0 two Bundesliga rivals TSG Hoffenheim and drew 1-1 with the Dutch team PEC Zwolle.
Show moreThe current Werkself player Arthur, global star Vinícius Júnior and Brazil legend Zico – they all played for the youth teams at CR Flamengo. The U20 team at the big club from Rio de Janeiro is one of the best academies in Brazil and has produced a lot of stars as well as securing national and international trophies over the past few years. Ahead of the friendly against the Werkself today, Friday 18 July (kick-off: 14:30/19:30 CEST) bayer04.de profiles the highly successful youth team.
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