
December matches at lunchtime: The Bayer 04 Women play all three FFBL fixtures in the final month of the year at 13.00 CET. The matches against top teams Bayern Munich (4 December) and VfL Wolfsburg (11 December) are both on Saturdays. The two games will be streamed live on sportschau.de and MagentaSport.
A week before Christmas, the team under head coach Achim Feifel entertains newcomers FC Carl Zeiss Jena. The home game is the start of the second half of the season and is set to be played on Sunday, 19 December with the kick-off at 13.00 CET. After that, the Werkself Women go into the winter break that lasts until the league restarts at the beginning of February.
Matchday 10, Saturday, 04.12, 13.00 CET:
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04
Matchday 11, Saturday, 11.12, 13.00 CET:
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg
Matchday 12, Sunday, 19.12, 13.00 CET:
Bayer 04 vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena

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