The squad under head coach Gerardo Seoane is more or less reunited: Following the return of international players such as Patrik Schick and Charles Aránguiz in recent days, eight other players return to the BayArena on Wednesday morning for the preseason. Captain Lukas Hradecky, Mitchel Bakker, Joel Pohjanpalo, Adam Hlozek, Sardar Azmoun, Piero Hincapie, Edmond Tapsoba and Odilon Kossounou completed a number of medical checks over the course of the whole day. The internationals also went through the exhausting spiroergometry check.
After the morning training session, which Hradecky and Co. did not take part in, four other Werkself players had to complete parts of the performance tests: Aránguiz, Schick, Exequiel Palacios and Kerem Demirbay.
Piero Hincapie moves down from 33 to 3 – at least in relation to his shirt number. The Ecuador international has opted for one number three rather than two on his shirt for the new season. And Amine Adli has also chosen a new number: The France U21 international will now play for the Black and Reds in the number 21 shirt (previously 31).
The Women's European Championships start tonight on Wednesday evening. In the opening match at Old Trafford in Manchester, hosts England play Austria. The Leverkusen player Lara Marti starts a tournament with Switzerland on Saturday 9 July (kick-off: 18.00 CEST). The opening match in Group C is against Portugal. The other group opponents for Switzerland are the Netherlands and Sweden. All Women's Euro 2022 games will be available as a live stream on ARD and/or on ZDF as well as the streaming service DAZN.
A strong team is also needed at the BayArena off the pitch. Whether it's as a griller, a tapster, a cashier or in the kitchen, or working in service in the VIP areas: You now have a chance to apply for one of the available jobs and become part of the catering team at the Werkself home ground. Bayer Gastro offer regular shifts, fair pay and an attractive bonus system. Work clothing will also be provided. If you are at least 16 years old and able to show the ability to work in a team, resilience, commitment and flexibility then you can apply now online. Apply here.
Facilitating barrier free access to stadiums: The DFL Bundesliga travel guide is available now as an app. In the development of the mobile app, the focus was primarily on barrier free access – which also includes a simplified menu as well as an audio service for visually impaired fans. The information is also available in plain German. The app was developed with the support of Bundesliga clubs and is a joint project with Aktion Mensch. The Digital offer has been available since 2013 at bundesliga-reisefuehrer.de. The Bundesliga travel guide app is available from the App Store and Google Play.
On a wave of success: Markus Rehm of TSV Bayer 04 has been named ‘Para-athlete of the Year’ in 2021. The 33-year-old, who specialises in the long jump, sprint and relay disciplines, picked up his fifth personal award. The 19-time gold medal winner and four times Paralympics winner was voted 'Para-athlete of the Decade' in 2020.
Rehm was able to celebrate twice at the para home meeting of TSV Bayer 04: The Bundeswehr athlete broke the world record with the German 4 x 100 metres relay team. The quartet completed the race in an incredible 40.52 seconds. Congratulations from Bayer 04.
Milena Nikolic is 30 today (Wednesday). The Bosnia-Herzegovina striker started the preseason with the Bayer 04 Women’s team this week ahead of the forthcoming FLYERALARM Women's Bundesliga campaign. Nikolic, top scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2013/14, goes into her fourth season under the Bayer Cross. Congratulations and a successful new season, Milena.
Construction work continues on the ‘Haus der Talente’ on Kurtekottenweg in Leverkusen, where 36 young elite athletes will find a new home from next summer. The building team from Temmink Bau, led by Thomas Wellers, are hard at work. Over the past few days, excavators, wheeled loaders and rollers have removed 2,500 cubic metres of soil to excavate the basement.
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Special events for a special match: Bayer 04 are offering fans a varied programme of events at tonight’s home game in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga against German champions Bayern Munich (kick-off: 18:00 CEST). Alongside a number of interactive activities, events to mark the DFB Sustainability matchday are also planned around the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. Read on in the matchday news ahead of the clash with FC Bayern.
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Following two close encounters against VfL Wolfsburg and away to TSG Hoffenheim, the Bayer 04 Women face another top side on Monday night. The Werkself host German double winners Bayern Munich at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium at 18:00 CEST to round off matchday 4 in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga. Head coach Roberto Pätzold is counting on another spirited performance from his team.
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30 shots on goal, 14 corners, 63 per cent possession: Bayer 04 clearly had the upper hand in their clash with league leaders FC Augsburg, but squandered the chance of a second win in three games due to a few minutes after the restart, “when we stopped playing football”, as managing director sport Simon Rolfes said after the game. The Werkself review of the 2–2 draw at FC Augsburg.
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