
The western clash away to SGS Essen on matchday 13 is on Saturday, 5 February (13.00 CET, live on MagentaSport). The two Bundesliga teams meet again in Essen three and a half weeks later in the DFB Cup quarter-finals.
The Werkself Women start matchday 14 on Friday, 11 February at 18.00 CET (live on Eurosport and MagentaSport) with the game against FFC Turbine Potsdam.
Matchday 13: Saturday, 5 February 2022, 13.00 CET
SGS Essen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 14: Friday, 11 February 2022, 18.10 CET
FFC Turbine Potsdam vs Bayer 04
DFB Cup quarter-final: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
SGS Essen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 15: 4-6 March 2022
Bayer 04 vs SV Werder Bremen
Matchday 16: 11-13 March 2022
SC Sand vs Bayer 04
Matchday 17: 18-20 March 2022
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg
Matchday 18: 25-27 March 2022
FC Köln vs Bayer 04
Matchday 19: 1-3 April 2022
Bayer 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Matchday 20: 22-24 April 2022
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer 04
Matchday 21: 6-8 May 2022
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich
Matchday 22: Sunday, 15 May 2022, 14.00 CEST
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04

It was another incredibly close call in the end: The second showdown in the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship saw the #B04eSports team once again narrowly miss out on a place in the top 16 of the preliminary round – and with it, a spot in the in-person knockout stage. It was a bitter blow: Marc and Sean Landwehr again fell just short, despite being level on points with their rivals. As was the case last month, their weaker record across the twelve individual matches in the six preliminary round fixtures proved decisive.
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“They stuck with us over the past few weeks when things weren’t going so well,” said captain Edmond Tapsoba, thanking the fans for their support after the 2–1 win in Cologne and dedicating the derby victory to them. Throughout the 90 minutes, the Werkself had looked unfazed and in command, inflicting the first home defeat of the season on FC Köln. It was the sixth consecutive win against the Cologne team for Bayer 04 – head coach Carles Martínez, on the other hand, was facing the team from the neighbouring city for the first time and “now really knows what this derby win means”. The Werkself derby review.
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Following the 2–1 derby victory away at FC Köln on Bundesliga matchday 9, Edmond Tapsoba, Malik Tillman and Aleix Garcia spoke to Werkself TV...
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-1 derby win at 1. FC Köln Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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There were celebrations among those in black and red at the RheinEnergieSTADION. On Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, the Werkself beat 1. FC Köln 2-0 and registered their sixth successive win in the derby. Aleix Garcia put Bayer 04 in front after just seven minutes with a direct free kick. Leverkusen played with discipline and energy after that and didn't allow some fierce challenges to unsettle them. Patrik Schick made it 2-0 in the 86th minute, and Said El Mala's goal in stoppage time for Köln proved nothing more than consolation. Jonas Hofmann crowned the derby win with his 100th appearance for the club.
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