After nearly three months, Jarell Quansah and Exequiel Palacios – who won bronze and silver respectively with England and Argentina at the World Cup – were back on the training pitches at the BayArena, working under head coach Carles Martínez for the first time. Before that, they met up with their new team-mates Miguel Gutiérrez and Afonso Moreira in the dressing room.
After the customary guard of honour formed by the squad and coaching staff, the Werkself got straight down to business with the returning duo. Alongside Quansah and Palacios, Axel Tape (illness) and Nathan Tella (muscle problems) also took part in the final training session before the team’s departure for England.
The Werkself will play the first of two friendly matches on English soil this week on Wednesday 12 August, away to Premier League side Nottingham Forest. Kick-off at the City Ground is at 20:45 CEST (19:45 BST). Bayer 04 will broadcast the match live and exclusively for members in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The final warm-up match before the start of the new season is on Saturday 15 August against Premier League side Newcastle United. Kick-off at St James’ Park is at 16:00 CEST (15:00 BST). Bayer 04 will stream the match live, free of charge, with login-required.
The matches can be watched on bayer04.de, the Bayer 04 app and on Werkself.tv.
Tickets for the first two Bayer 04 women’s team home games are now on general sale. A week after their league opener away at RB Leipzig, Roberto Pätzold’s side will face last season’s runners-up, VfL Wolfsburg, in the first home fixture on Sunday 30 August (kick-off: 16:00 CEST). Fifteen days later, on Monday night, 14 September (kick-off: 18:00 CEST), the Leverkusen Women host German champions Bayern Munich at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for a top-of-the-table league clash. You can now also select specific seats via the online shop. The latest information on match ticket sales.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended midfielder Noah Mbamba’s contract by twelve months and sent the Belgian U21 international on loan to France. At FC Lorient, the 21-year-old – whose contract at Leverkusen now runs to 30 June 2029 – is set to gain playing time in Ligue 1 and, through strong performances and further development, put himself in the running for a future place in the Werkself squad.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of the 2-1 victory in the friendly match against FC Sevilla...
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Back at the BayArena at last! For the first time since the summer break, the Werkself played at their home ground in the 2026 season launch – and went on to beat Sevilla in the fifth preseason friendly. Patrik Schick turned the game around after Miguel Sierra put the visitors ahead (16’), scoring twice in the second half (66’, 79’) to the delight of the Bayer 04 fans in the new seats at the BayArena. New signing Miguel Gutiérrez was delighted to provide the assist for the equaliser on his debut under the Bayer Cross.
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