After the top match on Sunday, Werkself captain Lukas Hradecky presented 140 blankets to the local homeless charity. The Finland international keeper talked to the volunteers on site about this important community activity.
Equally welcome was the extent of the comprehensive financial and other donations from employees at Bayer 04. That means this St. Nicholas Day (6 December) will see 100 jam-packed bags presented to Leverkusen citizens who come to the Kältegang Leverkusen meeting point on the Wiesdorfer Markplatz on Wednesday. This is the fourth time this collection has been held.
In addition, funds raised by fans donating the deposit from their cups at Werkself home games will also go to Kältegang Leverkusen. Collection bins on the bottom tier are sited in the immediate vicinity of the exits in the North Stand and also centrally opposite blocks SD3/D3.
From the 2027/28 season, the Women’s Bundesliga will be organised by an independent league association. Following the unanimous decision taken at the DFB Bundestag (national conference) on Friday afternoon, the league’s separation from the DFB is now official.
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Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Werkself were feeling quite satisfied following their 2–0 home win in their opening match of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League, particularly with the result. At the same time, players and coaches agreed that, in terms of their performance, there was “still room for improvement”, as Robert Andrich put it. For his part, Moussa Diaby emphasised the importance of the victory with which the team had kicked off the campaign, and spoke personally about how good it felt to have started in front of the “wonderful” Bayer 04 fans this Tuesday evening for the first time since his return. The Werkself review of the Europa League opener.
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