The final session in Donaueschingen started a few minutes earlier than on the previous days due to the subsequent journey to France. Many fans turned up to watch Florian Wirtz and Co. train on site one last time. Once again, the fans were able to watch the first part of the session, while the second part was held behind closed doors and mainly consisted of tactical exercises. Afterwards, Simon Rolfes, Xabi Alonso and Co. thanked those responsible at SV Aasen for their hospitality this week.
Between training and the departure for Stuttgart airport, Bayer 04 managing directors Fernando Carro and Simon Rolfes - on behalf of the entire club - signed the city of Donaueschingen's Golden Book in the presence of Mayor Erik Pauly.
After six days of training in Donaueschingen, the Werkself left their hotel shortly after lunch to continue their journey to northern France. Tomorrow, Saturday 3 August, at 4 p.m. CEST, they will play a friendly match against top French club RC Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Bayer 04 host Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BayArena on matchday 12 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Bayer 04 host Eintracht Frankfurt at the BayArena on matchday 14 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the women's DFB-Pokal 2026/27
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“As far as mentality and determination are concerned, we have nothing to reproach ourselves for,” Robert Andrich said up after the first home defeat for the Werkself this term. In terms of their play, too, the Black and Reds put in a respectable performance for long stretches of this intense and physical match, outperforming VfB Stuttgart in most areas. It was only in terms of efficiency in front of goal that the Swabians had the edge over the Werkself. Head coach Carles Martínez wants to learn from this so that, in future, they can “win this sort of match too”. The Werkself review.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career working as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personal Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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