The 21-year-old is currently being treated in Leverkusen. It's not yet clear when Wirtz will rejoin team training. The midfielder was replaced by Bayer 04 team-mate Robert Andrich at half-time in the Nations League match.
The Werkself are away to Arminia Bielefeld at the SchücoArena tonight, 1 April (kick-off: 20:45 CEST) in the DFB Pokal semi-finals. Matchday news brings you the latest information on the game between the team fourth in the third division and the holders from Leverkusen.
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Calling all girls. Have you ever dreamed of wearing the shirt with the Bayer Cross? Playing in Black and Red like your role models Kristin Kögel, Janou Levels, Friederike Repohl and Co. from the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga squad? Now’s your chance! Our female youth teams are looking for new talented players. So Bayer 04 is organising a Talent Day with trial training sessions for junior players on 27 April 2025.
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The Werkself lost 2-1 at Arminia Bielefeld in the DFB Pokal semi-final. After an early strike from Jonathan Tah (17'), the hosts turned the game around in the first half with goals from Marius Wörl (20') and Maximilian Großer (45+3'). Bayer 04 are the fourth Bundesliga team to have lost against Arminia Bielefeld in the current cup competition.
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The Werkself are away to SC Freiburg on Bundesliga Matchday 32. The game at the Europa Park Stadium will be played on Sunday, 4 May with the kick-off at 17:30 CEST. Information on ticket sales.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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