Coach Christian Wörns' final squad, which comprises 20 players from 14 clubs born in 2007, was announced on Monday afternoon. Francis Onyeka, on loan from Bayer 04 to VfL Bochum last season, leads the team as captain.
Goalkeeper Jesper Schlich, Ferdinand Pohl and Emmanuel Chigozie Owen - all from the Leverkusen U19s - are on standby.
Germany face Denmark (28 June, 21:00 CEST), hosts Wales (1 July, 21:00 CEST) and Spain (4 July, 15:00 CEST) in Group A. All of Germany's matches can be watched live and free of charge on YouTube on RTL Sport. The channel will also be broadcasting on its streaming service RTL+.
The top two teams from each of the two groups of four will qualify for the semi-finals (8 July). The European Championships final will be played on 11 July (20:00 CEST). The competition also serves as a qualifier for the 2027 U20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The four semi-finalists in the European Championships automatically qualify for the U20 World Cup.
The Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team and s2-Software are continuing their long-term partnership: The Werkself and the provider of pre-owned Microsoft licences have extended their contract by two years to 2028. This means s2-Software will remain the Bayer 04 sleeve sponsor for all matches in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga.
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BIOGENA is the new performance partner for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team. Under a partnership initially set to run for three years, the club and the leading Austrian micronutrient company are pooling their expertise in the areas of health, fitness and top-level performance.
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100 children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy had the chance to gain exclusive insights: As part of the summer camp, the young footballers headed inside the BayArena at midday on Tuesday, 21 July, where they were due to meet Werkself keepers Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch in the press conference room. The two players took plenty of time to answer every question from the inquisitive audience – whether it was about their own careers or their first impressions of the new head coach. Finally, there was even time left to sign autographs for the young fans.
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Alejo Sarco has left Bayer 04 Leverkusen to join Sporting Gijón in Spain’s second division. Bayer 04 have secured a buy-back clause for the 20-year-old Argentine striker, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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