The #B04eSports team is waiting to pounce: Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr and his teammates are eighth in the North West division after 17 games. They will be looking to make up ground tonight and move into the top six.
The Leverkusen players start against the team in sixth spot. FCSP have three more points and that makes an overall victory against a direct rival even more important.
Also on the heels of HSV
Bayer 04 are a further three points behind HSV compared with FC St Pauli. The games against the fourth-placed team start at 20.00 CET.
The reverse fixtures against the Hamburg clubs both ended in 4-4 draws.
The matches involving the #B04eSports team will be broadcast as usual on the club’s Twitch channel. HERE is the link to the channel.
Bayer 04 plans for the 2026/27 pre-season continue to take shape. The Werkself will kick off the new season in mid-July with the return to the training ground. The highlight will be the official season opener on 8 August at the BayArena, including a friendly against La Liga club Sevilla. Friendlies in Germany will take the team to neighbouring Monheim, Offenbach and Jena.
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Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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Opening opponents, derby weekends, the opponents in the season finale: This information and more will be available to Bayer 04 fans on Thursday, 2 July, when the 2026/27 Bundesliga fixture list is published.
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The next footballing highlight is just around the corner: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 23rd edition of the tournament, will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico and feature 48 teams for the first time. Bayer04.de has all the latest on the Werkself players called up to represent their countries.
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