The Werkself striker, who scored 24 goals and provided five assists in 27 Bundesliga matches this season, will miss both the Bayer 04 Mexico tour as well as the international fixtures in June for his home country in the UEFA Nations League.
Bayer 04 are away at Liverpool for Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League’s league phase on Wednesday. Ahead of the trip to Anfield, we’ve got some travel tips for all fans making the journey, thanks to our partner weloveholidays.
Show moreThe next opponents in the 2024/25 DFB Pokal have been confirmed: The Werkself are away to Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. That was the outcome of the draw held on Sunday night, 3 November, at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. DFB sporting director Rudi Völler led the draw with European championship saxophonist André Schnura picking out the teams.
Show moreARD’s Sportschau has released the five nominees for October 2024’s Goal of the Month in Germany, with Aleix Garcia’s free-kick in the DFB Pokal against Elversberg on the shortlist. Bayer 04 fans have until 7pm CET on 23 November to vote.
Show moreBayer 04 will be without Nordi Mukiele for the coming two games away at Liverpool and Bochum. The French defender suffered a muscular injury in his left thigh in Friday’s Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart.
Show moreGoals, spectacle and tactical battles were themes of most recent encounters between Bayer 04 and VfB Stuttgart, but Friday’s Bundesliga meeting somehow ended goalless. It wasn’t that Leverkusen were any less attacking than usual, and in fact they produced perhaps their best performance of the season with 19 shots, but it just lacked a goal. We round up the reaction and numbers behind the opening fixture of Matchday 9 in our Werkself review.
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