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29.05.2025Bayer 04

International blog: Garcia and Tella off to winning starts

Following the end of the season for Bayer 04, a lot of Werkself players are currently on the road with their national teams. The Leverkusen players are involved in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League, qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and international friendlies. Read on for the latest news on international fixtures involving Werkself players.
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+++ 28/05, 23:01 CEST: Tella also a winner +++

Nathan Tella and Nigeria were involved in the first match of the Unity Cup 2025 in London. The Super Eagles beat Ghana 2-1 with Tella not making an appearance. The second and final game in the four-sided competition is on Saturday 31 May. The opponents are Jamaica who beat Trinidad & Tobago 3-2 in their first match.

+++ 28/05, 21:05 CEST: Garcia wins against Costa Rica +++

Aleix Garcia was the first Werkself player to start the international fixtures on Wednesday night. The Leverkusen player played for Catalonia in a friendly against Costa Rica that ended in a 2-0 victory for the Catalans. Garcia was in the starting XI .

Fixtures and results:

Florian Wirtz, Robert Andrich and Jonathan Tah (Germany)

Wednesday, 04/06, 20:45 CEST (ZDF): Germany vs Portugal (UEFA Nations League, semi-final)

Sunday, 08/06, 15:00/20:45 CEST (RTL): Germany vs Spain/France (UEFA Nations League, final/third place play-off) 

Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain)

Thursday, 05/06, 20:45 CEST (DAZN): Spain vs France (UEFA Nations League, semi-final)

Sunday, 08/06, 15:00/20.45 CEST (DAZN): Spain vs Germany/Portugal (UEFA Nations League, final/third place play-off)

Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)

Saturday, 07/06, 22:00 CEST: Mexico vs Switzerland (Friendly)

Wednesday, 11/06, 02:00 CEST: USA vs Switzerland (Friendly)

Patrik Schick and Matej Kovar (Czechia)

Friday, 06/06, 20.45 CEST: Czechia vs Montenegro (World Cup qualifier)

Monday, 09/06, 20.45 CEST: Croatia vs Czechia (World Cup qualifier)

Lukas Hradecky (Finland)

Saturday, 07/06, 20.45 CEST: Finland vs Netherlands (World Cup qualifier)

Tuesday, 10/06, 20.45 CEST: Finland vs Poland (World Cup qualifier)

Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands)

Saturday, 07/06, 20.45 CEST: Finland vs Netherlands (World Cup qualifier)

Tuesday, 10/06, 20.45 CEST: Netherlands vs Malta (World Cup qualifier)

Aleix Garcia (Catalonia)

Wednesday, 28/05, 19:00 CEST: Catalonia 2-0 Costa Rica

 

Nathan Tella (Nigeria)

Wednesday, 28/05, 20:00 CEST: Nigeria 2-1 Ghana (Unity Cup 2025)

Saturday, 31/05, 19:00 CEST: Nigeria vs Jamaica (Unity Cup 2025)

Nathan Tella and Victor Boniface (Nigeria)

Friday, 06/06, 19:00 CEST: Russia vs Nigeria (Friendly)

Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso)

Monday, 02/06: Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe (Friendly)

Friday, 06/06: Burkina Faso vs Tunisia

Alejo Sarco (Argentina U20s)

Friday, 06/06: Argentina vs Australia

Monday, 09/06: Argentina vs Australia

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