Aránguiz will undergo a check-up on his return to Leverkusen to determine his fitness level.
In addition, the recently injured Kevin Kampl, Ömer Toprak and Julian Brandt returned to individual training on Monday after recovery from injury/illness. Joel Pohjanpalo was back in full training for the first time since his injury.
The final international break of the year is followed by a flurry of fixtures for the Werkself starting with Friday night’s (20.30 CET) game against RB Leipzig at the BayArena. Bayer 04 then travel to Moscow to play CSKA on Tuesday (18.00 CET) and Saturday’s top match (18.30 CET) is an away game at FC Bayern.
Bayer 04 Women missed out on victory in the Google Pixel Bundesliga as they were held to a draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Estrella Merino Gonzalez had put the Werkself ahead directly from a corner at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, before Laura Freigang levelled for the visitors as it finished all square between fourth and third on Matchday 7.
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Freiburg have made an impressive start to the season, unbeaten in nine games across all competitions, with eight of them wins. Now the Bundesliga leaders come to the BayArena on Sunday to take on the Werkself, but Julian Schuster’s team will be missing their top scorer. Here’s the lowdown on our next opponent.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without attacking midfielder Martin Terrier for the time being. The Frenchman sustained a muscle injury to his left hamstring yesterday, Thursday 15 October, during the Europa League game against Polish champions Lech Poznan (4–0). Terrier is not expected to be available until late December.
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Following the international break, the Bayer 04 women’s team face their next head-to-head clash in the race for a top spot in the Bundesliga. In Saturday’s home match (14:00 CEST), the fourth-placed side host third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. Head coach Roberto Pätzold is well aware of the great opportunity this presents for his team.
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