Loic Bade (R) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen vies with Olivier Deman of SV Werder Bremen during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)

Ibrahim Maza (C) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen vies with Jens Stage (R) of SV Werder Bremen during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)

Werder Bremen's head coach Horst Steffen gestures during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)

Ibrahim Maza (R) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen vies with Sugawara Yukinari of SV Werder Bremen during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)

Players of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrate scoring during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's head coach Kasper Hjulmand gestures during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen in Leverkusen, Germany, Jan. 24, 2026. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua)