“This solution is ideal for us in terms of logistics and organisation,” said sporting director Simon Rolfes. “We can continue to use the excellent infrastructure at the BayArena, avoid shuttle buses and can meet all of the hygiene and organisational requirements.”
The players will eat their meals in the hospitality section in the West Stand at the BayArena. The area normally used by several hundred spectators on matchdays will provide ample space for the players, coaches and staff to have breakfast, lunch and evening meals.
Every day will start with a rapid coronavirus test at the hotel; if the tests are negative then the members of the training camp can enter the stadium in the West Stand. The players can stay in the spacious areas available before and after training sessions and thereby reduce time spent in the hotel to a minimum.
Four players will not take part in the quarantine training camp. Lucas Alario has already returned to Argentina to start rehab following his recent injury. Long-term absentees Santiago Arias, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Daley Sinkgraven will continue to follow their individual training programmes away from the quarantine group in the ‘Werkstatt’ facility.
Having progressed to the DFB Pokal Round of 16, the Bayer 04 Women do not have much time before their next Bundesliga fixture. On Friday night (18:30 CEST), coach Roberto Pätzold’s side kick off matchday six at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium against Werder Bremen – and they have a clear mission.
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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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Bayer 04 host top French club Marseille at the BayArena on matchday four in the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League group stage. The match kicks off on Thursday 5 November at 21:00 CET. The latest information on ticket sales.
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During the international break, Bayer 04 will face third-division newcomers SC Fortuna Köln on Friday 2 October (kick-off: 11:00 CEST). The match will be played on training pitch 1 at the BayArena, as preparations are already underway at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for the Bayer 04 women’s Bundesliga home match against Werder Bremen, which is due to kick off in the early evening. To ensure the friendly against Fortuna Köln runs smoothly and without disruption, it will be played behind closed doors.
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