
Blood supplies worldwide are not only down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The willingness to donate is on the decline and there is a big shortage of the 'claret'. Bayer 04 have supported the DRK campaign #missingtype for several years. As in 2020 and 2021, blood donations can be made in the Premium Lounge on the second floor at the BayArena.
The day of action is on Wednesday 3 August from 15.00 CEST to 19.00 CEST and there is free car parking under the motorway in the immediate vicinity of the BayArena. Access to the stadium is via the North West entrance.
Click HERE to register or reserve one of the limited slots.

It couldn't have been any tighter! Despite winning four of six games in the online preliminary round in Showdown 1 of the VBL Club Championship 2026/27, Leverkusen eSports duo Marc and Sean Landwehr didn't make it through to the offline knockout round. Level on points (12) with seven other teams, Leverkusen were the only team with this points tally not to progress as they had the worst single-game record compared to their rivals.
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OFI Crete have begun the UEFA Europa League league phase with one win and one defeat. The Greek Cup winners are still unbeaten at home this season, so a tricky assignment awaits the Werkself at the Pankritio on Thursday 22 October (kick-off 18:45 CEST). The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 are away to Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 5 of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League. The game kicks off on Thursday 26 November at 18:45 CET at the Maksimir Stadium. All the information on ticket sales.
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It wasn’t just on the pitch that there was cause for celebration around the Werkself’s 2–1 home win against SC Freiburg. Plenty of happy faces could be seen near the dugouts at half-time too. Once again, CEO Fernando Carro, alongside former striker and club ambassador Stefan Kießling, paid tribute to eight supporters’ clubs celebrating up to their 30th anniversary on behalf of Bayer 04.
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