
The players and staff left the BayArena on time at nine in the morning. Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky and striker Lucas Alario, who was recently injured, rejoined the team. Youngsters Joshua Eze, Christian Schwieren, Sadik Fofana, Noah Pesch, Ayman Aourir, goalkeeper Maximilian Neutgens and Zidan Sertdemir were also on board on the way to Austria. Julian Baumgartlinger, who was in action at the European Championships like Hradecky, is expected at the training camp at the beginning of next week.




The flight is due to land in Salzburg at 11.40 CEST and, after arrival at the hotel and a communal meal, the first training session at the Alois Latini Stadium in Zell am See is at 16.00 CEST. Sporting director Simon Rolfes' assessment of Salzburger Land, "outstanding conditions. We really feel at home there. Particularly as the training camp had to be cancelled last year we are looking forward to Zell am See and Kaprun even more. Everybody knows each other, the organisation on site has always been wonderful in the many years we've been there. The hotel, training ground and everything else will be perfect again."
After intensive workouts in numerous sessions over the week, the Werkself finish this year's training camp with the first pre-season friendly. Bayer 04 play SC Freiburg on the day of departure (23 July). The two Bundesliga teams meet at the Wattens Gernot Langes Stadium at 14.00 CEST. After the game, the team and support staff will fly back to Germany from Innsbruck.

90 football-loving girls and special support in autumnal weather: The third Bayer 04 Women’s team junior talent day was a hive of activity at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre on Sunday, 26 October. Under the watchful eyes of Sofie Zdebel and Charlotte Voll, talented youngsters born between 2010 and 2017 showed off their skills on the ball - and received valuable tips from the professionals.
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The Werkself travel to Manchester City for matchday 5 in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign. The match at the top English club is on Tuesday, 25 November, with the kick-off at 21:00 CET. Read on for information on ticket sales.
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After Bayer 04's 2-0 win against SC Freiburg on Bundesliga matchday 8, Edmond Tapsoba, Jarell Quansah and Ernest Poku spoke to Werkself TV...
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 2-0 win against SC Freiburg on the 8th matchday of the Bundesliga 2025/26...
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Thanks to a convincing 2-0 win against SC Freiburg, the Werkself celebrated their fourth league victory in a row on Bundesliga matchday 8. Ernest Poku put an impressive and confident Werkself side ahead on 22 minutes. With Jarell Quansah returning to start in central defence, Bayer 04 stood firm defensively and extended their lead shortly after the break through Edmond Tapsoba (52'). Leverkusen, who had an extra man from 74 minutes, also saw Patrik Schick make his comeback as they took this lead over the line with aplomb.
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