With former #B04eSports player Marvin Hintz as coach, Sean "Sean_LDW07" Landwehr opened the clash with Darmstadt. He put opponent Piotr "POL_BEAST4" Wrona under early pressure and deservedly took a 1-0 lead after 18 minutes, which is how it stayed until half-time. After saving a penalty, Sean extended this lead to 3-0. Wrona did pull a goal back in the 67th minute, but Landwehr didn't concede any more and saw out a deserved opening victory for Leverkusen.
Sean's cousin Marc "MARC_LDW23" Landwehr naturally wanted to build on this victory in his one-on-one match. However, the Leverkusen player fell behind against Darmstadt's Kaan “XKAAN61_” Tuncer after just five minutes. There were numerous chances for both sides after that, but the next goal didn't come until the 70th minute – and it belonged to Landwehr! With this equaliser in his singles match behind him, the #B04eSports player was now more determined and crowned the cousins' play-off appearance with a late double strike and another 3-1 win.
As a result, the Leverkusen team have reached the final of the Virtual Bundesliga Club Championship for the third time in a row. This will be played in a knockout format, where the next opponents are Hamburger SV. It kicks off in the Hanseatic city on Saturday 7 March at 17:00 CET. The match will be shown live HERE on the VBL Twitch channel.
#B04eSports had finished the league phase in ninth place overall, missing out on the top eight - who qualify directly for the final round - by just one point.
Job done: the Bayer 04 eSports team defeated SV Darmstadt 98 in the play-offs to secure their consecutive participation in the VBL Club Championship final. The journey continues now for Leverkusen on Saturday 7 March (from 17:00 CET) with a last-16 encounter at Hamburger SV.
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Werkself TV shows highlights of the 0-0 draw against Olympiacos in the second leg of the play-offs of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league...
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A disciplined defensive performance in the second leg saw Bayer 04 prevail against Olympiacos in the play-offs of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26. Thanks to the 2-0 away win in the first leg, the goalless draw at home at the BayArena was enough to ensure progress to the next round. The Black and Reds kept their opponents away from their goal for the best part of 90 minutes.
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Bayer 04 can go through to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the ninth time tonight, 24 February (kick-off: 21:00 CET) and be in the top 16 clubs in Europe. A good omen: Leverkusen have progressed to the next round after winning the first leg in 20 of their 22 knockout rounds in European competitions to date. For their part, Greek record champions Olympiacos rested several players for last weekend’s league fixture ahead of the play-off second leg at the BayArena and will now do everything in their power to turn the tide with their usual aggressive and high pressing. The discussions on Werkself radio are likely to be just as intense as the battle on the pitch, with commentator Florian Bechholz welcoming honorary captain Stefan Kießling and goalkeeper Mark Flekken. Today’s matchday news.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play Offenbacher Kickers: As part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the regional football league club, the Werkself will play a friendly at the Hessen club in the summer. On Saturday, 25 July 2026 (kick-off: 15:00 CEST.), coach Kasper Hjulmand's team will face OFC at Offenbach's Bieberer Berg stadium. The supporters of both clubs have maintained a close fan friendship for many years. This makes the match in preparation for the 2026/27 season a very special one, and not just for Offenbach fans.
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