Matchday 24 began at 17.30 CET against league newcomers Borussia Dortmund, The 2 vs 2 opening game pitched Marc 'MARC_LDW23' Landwehr and Sean 'SEAN_LDW07' Landwehr against Roee ‘BVB_FELDMAN’ Feldman and Alihan ‘BVB_ALIHAN’ Kösecik. It ended in a 2-2 draw. In the first 1 vs 1 of the evening, Marc Landwehr secured a 7-0 win against Feldman and his cousin Sean Landwehr also came out on top in his game. That was a 3-0 win against Dennis ‘BVB_DENNINHO’ Malcherczyk. That gave Leverkusen the overall points – a successful start to the triple matchday.
The match against Hansa Rostock followed. The Landwehr cousins again played in the 2 vs 2 but they ended up losing 3-2 to Rostock's Lukas ‘LUKAS_OFFICIAL11’ Wolff and Felix ‘IFELIIX23’ Breitkopf. As the following 1 vs 1 between Sean Landwehr and Wolff also ended in a win for Rostock (5-2) that meant an overall defeat for the #B04eSports players.
Leverkusen faced Eintracht Braunschweig at the end of the evening. The Landwehr cousins picked up important points at the start against Braunschweig's Dennis ‘THAA_DEUS’ Erdmann and Luca ‘DER_ERDKLUMPEN’ Rosowski with a 3-1 win. As the following 1 vs 1 games between Marc Landwehr and Niklas ‘SQUARESKIRE’ Hartmann (2-2) plus Sean Landwehr and Erdmann (1:1) ended all square, the win in the 2 vs 2 game brought the overall victory.
The #B04eSports team are currently sixth in the North West division on 46 points.
The Leverkusen eSports players were also in action on Monday night. Although there were no points gained in the match against Hamburg SV. The Landwehr cousins lost 2-1 in the 2 vs 2 against the Hamburg players Steffen ‘FUNINO’ Pöppe and Thore ‘HSV_THORE’ Hansen. Sean Landwehr then won his 1 vs 1 against Daniel ‘HSV_DANIEL7’ Dwelk - with a final score of 2-1. As Marc Landwehr lost 2-1 in the final 1 vs 1 against Pöppe, the Black and Reds were left empty-handed after the clash with HSV.
The Leverkusen keyboard pro players have another triple matchday on Tuesday 13 February. It starts at 17.30 CET against opponents VfL Bochum and then from 19.00 CET against FC St. Pauli. The #B04eSports evening will be rounded off with the games against Hannover 96.
DIE ERGEBNISSE IN DER ÜBERSICHT
Matchday 23
Bayer 04 (L) vs Hamburg SV (W)
2 vs 2: 1-2
‘SEAN_LDW07, against ‘HSV_DANIEL7’: 2-1
‘MARC_LDW23’ against ‘FUNINO’: 1-2
Matchday 24
Borussia Dortmund (L) vs Bayer 04 (W)
2 vs 2: 2-2
‘BVB_FELDMAN’ against ‘SEAN_LDW07’: 0-7
‘BVB_DENNINHO’ against ‘MARC_LDW23’: 0-3
Matchday 25
Bayer 04 (L) vs Hansa Rostock (W)
2 vs 2: 2:3
‘SEAN_LDW07’ against ‘LUKAS_OFFICIAL11’: 2-5
Matchday 26
Eintracht Braunschweig (L) vs Bayer 04 (W)
2 vs 2: 1-3
‘SQUARESKIRE’ against ‘MARC_LDW23’: 2-2
‘THAA_DEUS’ against ‘SEAN_LDW07’: 1-1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have appointed Carles Martínez Novell as the new head coach. The 42-year-old Spaniard worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. Martínez finished last term in ninth place with the club from the south of France. He will take over the Werkself on 1 July 2026 and has signed a contract to 30 June 2028. Martínez, whose contract with Toulouse expires at the end of the month, succeeds Kasper Hjulmand at Leverkusen, who is leaving the club after one season.
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Welcome to Leverkusen, Carles Martínez Novell. Bayer 04 have appointed the 42-year-old Spaniard as the new head coach on a contract to 2028. Martínez most recently worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. He previously spent four years at Barcelona's legendary academy La Masia in his home city. Bayer04.de introduces Martínez in more detail.
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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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