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“You need to win every game you play. We want a good performance against Werder. The clear goal is a win. We’ve had an intense, good week with lots of training sessions – we needed that. We were able to work on lots of things and are now looking forward to the match,” said Ten Hag at Friday’s pre-match press conference.
Asked about the 2-1 loss to Hoffenheim in the opening game and lessons from that, the Dutchman stated: “We can do a lot of things better – we know that and also showed that in some of our pre-season games. We were more compact, more dynamic. But we lacked that dynamism against Hoffenheim. We’ve worked on that. We’ve spoken about the reasons and corrected them. We need to implement them tomorrow.”
Speaking about Werder, who have won just one of their last 10 meetings with the Werkself, the boss added: “Bremen have a good and experienced coach. He did great work previously with Elversberg. They have a lot of new and exciting players and clear structures. We’ll give our best.”
Asked about new signings Lucas Vázquez, Loïc Badé and Claudio Echeverri, Ten Hag explained: “Lucas isn’t ready to start. He played the Club World Cup last month and is now building back up. He’s only been here a few days and has only done some parts of training with the team. The same goes for Loïc, who was injured and has only been in full training for a few days. Claudio has done every session this week and taken some steps forward.”
In terms of Exequiel Palacios, Jonas Hofmann and Malik Tillman, he added: “They haven’t trained all week but only some parts, but were fully involved yesterday. We’ve got final training today and will then see in terms of their involvement.”
Ten Hag was also asked about yesterday's Champions League draw, saying: “We’ve got a good pool of top opponents. We’re excited about every game. It’ll be demanding, but it’s a great challenge. Obviously I’m excited about the game against Eindhoven. Peter Bosz and I know each other well. I once worked for Eindhoven and he here in Leverkusen.”
Speaking about the competition’s format, he added: “An advantage is that you get lots of top teams, which is great for the fans. For example, they can look forward to a home game against Paris Saint-German, the current Champions League holders. They didn’t finish the league phase in the top eight but still won. That’s a good example of how a team can develop. You don’t win the Champions League in the first weeks.”
However, Ten Hag’s focus is first on Saturday’s game in Bremen. There will be great support for the Werkself with 3,800 fans from Leverkusen in attendance at the Weserstadion.
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 4-0 win at SGS Essen on the 24th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Bayer 04 put in a brilliant performance to beat RB Leipzig 4-1 on Bundesliga matchday 32 and are now fourth in a Champions League spot. The Black and Reds took control of the game right from the start and, with 75 per cent possession at one stage, took a 2-0 lead into the break through Patrik Schick (25’) and Nathan Tella (45+1’). The visitors initially tried to do more after the break, but the Werkself remained determined and Schick scored his second goal to increase the lead to 3-0 (76'). The Red Bulls pulled a goal back through Christoph Baumgartner (80'), but the disciplined Leverkusen side were not rattled - and certainly not Schick: The Czechia international crowned a brilliant display with his third goal shortly before the final whistle to make the final score 4-1.
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In the previous game against RB Leipzig in December last year, the Werkself turned came from behind to win 3-1 and further improved Leverkusen's already strong record against the Red Bulls. Montrell Culbreath stood out with his first goal on his debut for the Black and Reds. While the 18-year-old would certainly like to score a second goal against Leipzig on Saturday night, the attack-minded visitors come to the BayArena in confident mood after five Bundesliga victories in a row. The Nordkurve12 supporters group knows the Werkself will therefore once again be reliant on the vociferous support of the fans, and has once again called for the ‘Finally Red’ campaign in the run-in. Today’s matchday news.
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Video games manufacturer Electronic Arts (EA), together with the German Football League (DFL), announced the top male and female selections for the 2025/26 Bundesliga season this week. Bayer 04 striker Vanessa Fudalla is in the starting eleven of the women's "Team of the Season". Alejandro Grimaldo and Aleix Garcia have been selected as bench players in the men's team.
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