The Bild Zeitung again uses a play on words with the Werkself coach in its headline: "Gladbach sink HERRLICH (brilliantly)“ and the article continues: "What was that? Gladbach are knocked out of the DFB Cup, humiliated and punished at home. In the fifth game against Gladbach since October 2017, Leverkusen win 5-0 to go through to the Round of 16. ...Leverkusen decision maker Rudi Völler (58): 'We've scored eleven goals in three days against two teams who have had impressive starts to the season. A lot is going right at the moment that wasn't before.' Bayer's BALLERabi has scored six goals in the last four games. He, along with coach Herrlich, are probably THE comeback kings of the season."
The Hannoversche Allgemeine saw "the next Bayer show" at Borussia Park. Their report reads: "Bayer Leverkusen have impressively continued their upturn and again reached the DFB Cup Round of 16 as they did last season. After the splendid 6-2 win at Werder Bremen, the Werkself also won the second game in succession and overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach with a 5-0 victory thanks to perfect counter-attacking football."
The Kölner Stadt Anzeiger provided a state of the nation report on Bayer 04 after the 90 minutes at Mönchengladbach: "Euphoria replaces crisis." The small contingent of Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans chanted: 'Let's have another, let's have another.' And the Werkself duly obliged for the fans, several times. With a 5-0 winning margin and another exiting display of counter-attacking football, Bayer 04 crushed Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round of the DFB Cup to progress to the Round of 16. Leverkusen played like the season only started with the 6-2 win at Bremen: Pumped full of confidence and playing faultless football. A complete makeover. And now with eleven goals in three days. There is no longer any trace of the weeks of crisis."
The Cologne-based Express reports: "Oh dear, Borussia! Gladbach's high flying form and Cup dreams are over with a bump as the Foals trip up in the second round of the Cup against Rhineland rivals Leverkusen with a 5-0 defeat and exit from the competition. The fortress has been breached and almost 49,000 fans witnessed the first hammering at home for VfL this term. What humiliation! Again it is Bayer who hurt the team from the Lower Rhine in the Cup. The Werkself knocked Borussia out last December and now it's happened again. Another turnround for coach Heiko Herrlich who had to worry about losing his job a week ago. The Bremen gala performance (6-2) and now the derby win complete with progress to the Round of 16. Leverkusen are back."
The Rheinische Post identified a negative from a Gladbach perspective: "There was an embarrasing 5-0 home defeat against Leverkusen and Gladbach have never lost by a bigger margin at home in the Cup. With Bayer there is still the hope of satsifying the yearning. Bayer won the Cup in 1993, and no other title since then... The season might only really have started for Bayer in November."
Further headlines: "Leverkusen sweep past Gladbach“ (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung); "Leverkusen make Mönchengladbach suffer“ (Westdeutsche Zeitung); "Bayer let fly" (Ruhr Nachrichten). At spox.com the report reads: "Sweet instead of sour: Heiko Herrlich can breathe a sigh of relief after a brilliant Cup triumph on Halloween. The clinical Werkself are in the DFB Cup Round of 16 for the seventh time in eight years."
Trophies as a youth, appearances in the pro game and his first taste of international competition: new arrival Luca Erlein, who has been signed from TSG Hoffenheim and is set to go out on loan to Bundesliga 2 newcomers Energie Cottbus for the coming season, can already look back on some remarkable achievements and moments in his fledgling career. We take a closer look at the 19-year-old right-back, who can also fill other roles across the defensive line.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen has a new coffee partner. The club has agreed a long-term partnership with the Bocholt-based roastery Imping, running to 30 June 2031. The exclusive partnership with the family-run business includes the installation of fully automatic coffee machines at the BayArena, as well as the right to supply and serve coffee products in the business areas during Werkself home games.
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Plenty going on both on and off the pitch: The Bayer 04 fan support team has organised a number of highlights for fans visiting the Werkself 2026/27 summer training camp in Blankenhain, in the Weimarer Land region. Registration for the events is now open. All the details at a glance.
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The Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team and s2-Software are continuing their long-term partnership: The Werkself and the provider of pre-owned Microsoft licences have extended their contract by two years to 2028. This means s2-Software will remain the Bayer 04 sleeve sponsor for all matches in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga.
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BIOGENA is the new performance partner for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team. Under a partnership initially set to run for three years, the club and the leading Austrian micronutrient company are pooling their expertise in the areas of health, fitness and top-level performance.
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