The team from Swabia are currently third in the second division on 23 points, two points behind the leaders Hamburg SV and Armenia Bielefeld. This will be the third meeting with VfB in the DFB Cup – with the Werkself having a good record to date: Bayer 04 run out winners both in the 1-0 win after extra time in the 1991 quarter-finals as well as in the 3-0 victory in the second round in 2002. Bayer 04 went out at the semi-final stage in both seasons.
The start of advance ticket sales will be announced shortly. As usual, tickets can be purchased via the usual methods (online via the ticket web shop, by phone on 0049 (0)214 5000 1904 and in person at the Bayer 04 fan shops at the BayArena and in Leverkusen City).
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 18.30 CET:
FC Kaiserslautern v Fortuna Düsseldorf
Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 20.45 CET:
Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC
Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 18.30 CET:
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart
SC Verl v FC Union Berlin
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 20.45 CET:
FC Saarbrücken vs Karlsruher SC
FC Bayern Munich v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Panagiotis, known as Panos, Retsos wore the Bayer 04 jersey for three years. Including his loan spells, he was under contract with the Werkself for a total of four and a half years. "It's a very special club for me," said the 27-year-old, who returned to his boyhood club Olympiacos in 2022, in an interview with bayer04.de. The former Leverkusen man is now captain and a first choice for the Werkself's next opponents in the UEFA Champions League. Ahead of the clash on Tuesday night, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET), Retsos talks about his fond memories of his time in Leverkusen and the imminent reunion with some of his former team-mates. He also talks about who brought him to Leverkusen and why he likes getting older.
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Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without goalkeeper Mark Flekken and forward Nathan Tella for the time being.
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After a week in the Algarve, the Bayer 04 Women returned home on Saturday afternoon. The Werkself had six training sessions, two friendlies and a lot of time together as a team. Roberto Pätzold's team will be back in action in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga next Friday for the start of matchday 15.
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"We didn’t make the right decision at the right moments," said captain Robert Andrich after the 1-0 defeat away to TSG Hoffenheim, where Bayer 04 endeavoured to control the game but failed to score. The Werkself also had two enforced substitutions due to injuries. Nevertheless, the coach, captain and debutant Janis Blaswich are positive about the coming weeks. The Werkself review.
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