The vote for the top eleven amongst the nominated players runs to 13 May at tots.bundesliga.com/en/
Wendell is one of the candidates for the position of left back. The Brazilian has made 24 Bundesliga appearances this season with two goals and one assist to his credit. The 24-year-old recently suffered a ligament injury but returned to full training at the start of this week.
His team-mate Benny Henrichs is one of the nominees for right back. The Germany international has played 22 games in the current campaign and provided one assist.
Our Jamaican Leon Bailey is up for selection in the category of left midfield. The 20-year-old has had a very impressive season scoring nine goals and laying on six in his 28 league appearances to date.
The Bundesliga is working with EA SPORTS for a second time and is providing fans with the opportunity to take part in the vote for the Bundesliga Team of the Season with the winners also being part of the FUT 18 Bundesliga Team of the Season and they will receive a revaluation. A unique opportunity for all fans of FIFA 18.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have appointed Carles Martínez Novell as the new head coach. The 42-year-old Spaniard worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. Martínez finished last term in ninth place with the club from the south of France. He will take over the Werkself on 1 July 2026 and has signed a contract to 30 June 2028. Martínez, whose contract with Toulouse expires at the end of the month, succeeds Kasper Hjulmand at Leverkusen, who is leaving the club after one season.
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Bayer 04 plans for the 2026/27 pre-season continue to take shape. The Werkself will kick off the new season in mid-July with the return to the training ground. The highlight will be the official season opener on 8 August at the BayArena, including a friendly against La Liga club Sevilla. Friendlies in Germany will take the team to neighbouring Monheim, Offenbach and Jena.
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Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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Opening opponents, derby weekends, the opponents in the season finale: This information and more will be available to Bayer 04 fans on Thursday, 2 July, when the 2026/27 Bundesliga fixture list is published.
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