Germany ended their five-game winless run on Tuesday with a friendly victory over France. DFB sporting director Rudi Völler was on the touchline as interim coach as his team went ahead inside four minutes through Thomas Müller, with Bayer 04’s Jonathan Tah at right-back and Florian Wirtz in attack. Jonas Hofmann came on for Wirtz after 78 minutes. Leroy Sane doubled the lead shortly before the end. Antoine Griezmann scored a consolation penalty for France.
Switzerland were also victorious on Tuesday evening with a 3-0 win over Andorra in Group I of Euro 2024 qualification. Captain Granit Xhaka set up the opener before scoring the second himself as the Swiss maintained their grip on top spot in the section.
New Leverkusen man Josip Stanisic was in Armenia with Croatia and played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory. The third-placed finishers at last year’s World Cup top Euro qualifying Group D with 10 points, having also played a game less than Turkey on the same total.
Adli (Morocco) faced his Werkself teammate Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) in a friendly, with the Atlas Lions winning 1-0. It was Adli’s debut for the national team, playing 67 minutes. Tapsoba played through. Meanwhile, Odilon Kossounou was watching from the bench as the Ivory Coast’s friendly against Mali was suspended due to heavy rain with the score goalless.
Over in South America, Argentina brought up their second win from as many games on the road to qualification for the 2026 World Cup, beating Bolivia 3-0. Leverkusen’s Palacios came on in the 76th minute and set up the final goal. The Albiceleste had earlier beaten Ecuador in the opening match of qualifying.
Noah Mbamba was in action for Belgium’s U19s as he started their friendly win over Scotland. Madi Monamay was with their U18s at a tournament in Sweden.
The Werkself are away to SC Freiburg on Bundesliga Matchday 32. The penultimate away game of the season is today Sunday, 4 May with a 17:30 CEST kick-off at the Europa Park Stadion. Read on for the latest information in today's matchday news.
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Bayer 04 Women claimed victory in their final home game of the season after Cornelia Kramer’s goal first-half proved the difference against RB Leipzig. Her 11th of the campaign also saw the Werkself extend their club record in the first division to 43 points with one match still to play. Three players were given a send-off before the game as they leave for pastures new.
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Could this be the year that Freiburg finally get into the Champions League. They have come close a number of times in recent seasons, but a run of three straight wins has put the Black Forest club in pole position for a historic achievement ahead of Sunday’s Matchday 32 encounter with the Werkself. Here’s all you need to know about our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 are away to SC Freiburg in the penultimate away game of the season on Sunday, 4 May with the kick-off at 17:30 CEST. Ahead of the clash at the Europa Park Stadion, head coach Xabi Alonso talked about Freiburg’s strengths and he highlighted the good team play as a big plus point for SCF.
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