Alonso, Kossounou and Co. visit Barmenia Christmas market in Wuppertal

Whether it was serving Glühwein, at the crêpe stand or signing loads of autographs – the men and women players plus coaches took time out on Monday night and had fun at the meet & greet at the Barmenia HQ.

In the second week of the international break, the Werkself players Odilon Kossounou, Patrik Schick, Nadiem Amiri, Gustavo Puerta, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Ayman Aourir and Noah Mbamba plus Xabi Alonso, along with his fellow coaches, made the trip to Wuppertal.

The Bayer 04 Women's team players present were Clara Fröhlich, Julia Mickenhagen, Estrella Merino Gonzalez and Delice Boboy plus the coaching staff led by Robert de Pauw. A number of players from the Leverkusen U19 squad were also at the event as were U19 head coach Sven Hübscher and Sergi Runge, the U17 head coach.

And although the weather did not play long with heavy rain the order of the day, the Barmenia staff and their families were happy to meet the players and coaches who were glad to fulfil all autograph and photo requests.