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“Obviously we’re still frustrated about last night, but our focus is now fully on Sunday. I’ve spoken to people in the club to find out how these games between Leverkusen and Köln feel. We all know the significance of this meeting. We want to and must give our maximum to get three points,” Martínez stressed to the media.
If the Werkself are to continue their run of five games against Köln without defeat, the Spaniard insisted that “the subject of mentality will be very important. It’s about having the right emotions at the right moments, about details that can be decisive.”
Some 5,000 Leverkusen fans will be making the short trip down the Rhine to support the team in a sold-out away end in Cologne. The Billy Goats have earned eight of their nine points this season at home, meaning the Werkself will need “confidence in ourselves – and that’s in our own hands,” according to Martínez.
He insists that the main objective is to “gift our fans a super day. They supported us from the start and were also positive towards us after the game yesterday. They’ll be behind us again on Sunday. We want to fight and win for them.”
Several Werkself players are set to represent their national teams during the final international break of 2026. Here’s an overview of who has been called up and what matches they will face in November. This article will be updated regularly.
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After three consecutive wins in the Europa League, the Werkself suffered their first European defeat of the season against Marseille. In a first half with few chances, the Black and Reds gradually gained more and more control of the game, but were unable to convert that advantage into goals. Miguel Gutiérrez came closest to putting Leverkusen ahead with a shot that hit the crossbar. In the second half, the French side produced clinical finishing, with Amine Gouiri scoring from a counter-attack to make it 1-0 (77’). Right up to the final whistle, the Werkself threw everything forward in search of an equaliser, but were unable to find a way back into the game.
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Bayer 04 are riding a wave of success on the European stage: After three wins from their first three games and as the only team yet to concede a goal, the Werkself sit second in the table in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. With another three points in their first-ever competitive match against Olympique Marseille on Thursday night, 5 November (kick-off: 21:00 CET), Bayer 04 could leap to the top of the table. Meanwhile, the French side are riding the wave of a winning streak in Ligue 1, but are yet to pick up any points in the Europa League. For one Werkself player, Thursday night will mark a reunion with his former team-mates. Today’s matchday news.
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The Europa League campaign continues: Bayer 04 host Olympique Marseille at the BayArena on matchday four of the group stage on Thursday 5 November (kick-off: 21:00 CET). Ahead of the clash against the club from the French Mediterranean coast, head coach Carles Martínez spoke about the visitors’ form and had some good news regarding the squad. Former OM player Facundo Medina spoke, amongst other things, about the factors that will be crucial against his old club.
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