FC Cologne's German midfielder #13 Said El Mala (L) and Bayer Leverkusen's Argentinian midfielder #25 Exequiel Palacios (C) and Bayer Leverkusen's German midfielder #08 Robert Andrich vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match 1 FC Cologne v Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Cologne, western Germany, on April 25, 2026. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO