Kai ‘DETO’ Wollin got off to a flying start against the Foals on PlayStation 4 on early Tuesday evening: In the clash with Borussia's Yannick ‘BMG_JEFFRYY’ Reiners, the two-time world champion in the services of Bayer 04 took an early lead (16'). Mönchengladbach equalised shortly after that (24') but Leverkusen demonstrated their mentality to restore the lead (51'). As ‘DETO’ was able to hold onto the 2-1 lead to the end of the game, that brought the first three points of the night.
In the 1 v 1 on Xbox, this time it was the turn of Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr as he replaced his teammate Fabian ‘B04_DUBZJE’ De Cae – with success! The youngster beat Mönchengladbach's Eleftherios ‘BMG_LEFTI’ Ilias 4-1. A hat-trick from the virtual Samed Onur (18', 45', 60') plus Moussa Diaby in the closing stages (79') secured the next three points for the Black and Reds.
As the Leverkusen duo shone in the 2 v 2 against the Foals with a 2-1 victory, that brought nine out of a possible nine points on matchday 23. Where ‘DETO’ and Co. have shown the way, the Werkself will be looking to follow in a few days: The team under head coach Peter Bosz are also playing the Foals on Saturday, 6 March (kick-off: 15.30 CET).
Shortly after the clashes with the Rhine rivals, the next opponents were ready – and it was also worth the wait. The #B04eSports players were up against Werder Bremen, last year's champions of Germany. And although the North Germans have been in the lower half of the table in the current VBL season, their qualities are still evident. ‘MARC_LDW23’ got a taste of that in the 1 v 1 on PlayStation 4. He suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat through an early goal on seven minutes from Bremen's Fabio ‘FIFABIO97’ Sabbagh.
That was followed by an absolute highlight on Xbox: Michael ‘MEGABIT’ Bittner was the opponent for ‘B04_DUBZJE’. The German 1 v 1 champion of 2019 has dominated all individual statistics in the current VBL season across all formats. But the Leverkusen player did not give 'MEGABIT' a chance in the 1 v 1 encounter as he earned a deserved 5-2 win. As the the pairing of 'DETO' and MARC_'LDW23 drew 0-0 in the following 2 v 2 match, the overall result was a fair 4-4 draw.
A look at the table in the North West division of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) is worth a look through black and red glasses at the moment. After 23 matchdays, Bayer 04 are third – with exactly 100 points. Although, the competition have two or even three games in hand.
It remains to be seen where the #B04eSports players will end up. ‘DETO’ and Co. do have another chance to exert a positive influence on the outcome: The final matchday is next Tuesday, 9 March. The matches against next-to-bottom Hannover 96 start at 18.00 CET.
The Werkself conceded a goal at home for the first time since the beginning of January 67 minutes into the game against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday. Jarell Quansah levelled late on for the final score of 1-1 to secure a point and avoid a first home defeat in six games. Bayer 04 were very critical of their performance after the game. 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 as he worked 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 personalised 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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From special edition jerseys to fan banners, the home game against Mainz 05 was all about the many Bayer 04 fan clubs. Accordingly, a fitting tribute to the long-standing Werkself supporters was not to be missed during half-time in the Bundesliga match. Fernando Carro, CEO, honoured the up to 50-year anniversaries of six fan clubs in front of the coaches' benches at the BayArena.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against Mainz 05 on Matchday 24 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
A late goal secured a point for Bayer 04 at home to FSV Mainz 05 in a match that saw the Black and Reds dominant in the second half. Despite lots of possession, the Werkself initially found few gaps and fell behind after 67 minutes when Sheraldo Becker scored in a Mainz counter-attack. In the closing stages, Leverkusen threw everything forward once again and equalised through Jarell Quansah (88').
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