Serie B club Venezia FC provide the first opposition for the Werkself in the New Year at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. The kick-off against the team including former Bayer 04 player Joel Pohjanpalo is on Saturday 7 January at 15.00 CET. It will be the first meeting of the two clubs.
The second friendly in January is at the BayArena. Bayer 04 host FC Copenhagen in Leverkusen one week before the Bundesliga fixture at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The match on Sunday 15 January kicks off at 14.00 CET.
The Werkself and the top Danish club played each other in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers in 2014/15. The tie produced two wins for Bayer 04 (3-2 and 4-0) and secured progress to the group stage of Europe's premier club competition.
Match tickets for the home games against Venezia FC and FC Copenhagen go on sale on 20 December. Club members pay five euros and non-members seven euros.
The Werkself entertain FC Salzburg on Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League at the BayArena today at 21:00 CET. The Matchday News has all the info on the home match.
Show moreThe Werkself entertain FC Salzburg on Tuesday, 26 November (kick-off: 21.00 CET, BayArena and live on DAZN) on UCL Matchday 5. At the pre-match press conference ahead of the game against the Austrian side, head coach Xabi Alonso and full-back Arthur warned about a young team with a clear approach to the game.
Show moreFC Salzburg are having an indifferent season in the Austrian league at the moment. The club, who have won the title ten times in the last eleven years, are currently just sixth in the table. Nevertheless, the Salzburg team feel they may have turned a corner after the convincing win away to Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League. Now they are looking to spring a surprise at the BayArena on Tuesday, 26 November (kick-off: 21.00 CET). The lowdown on our next opponents.
Show moreOn the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, Bayer 04 again joins in with the Orange Your City campaign. On Monday, 25 November, the BayArena will be lit up in orange between 17.00 and 22.00 CET. It is traditional on this day to have other significant buildings in Leverkusen lit up in orange.
Show moreDaily changing special offers from the world of Bayer 04: The annual Black and Red week begins on Thursday, 28 November. You can look forward to unique offers and discount on fan merchandise up to and including Saturday, 30 November.
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