Smile please. The first half of the Werkself squad went in front of the camera for today's Media Day for numerous photos, videos and GIFs for the club's social media channels, this year's autograph cards and fan merchandising shoots. The youngsters Iker Bravo, Ayman Azhil and Zidan Sertdemir kicked it off in the morning.
In several places inside the BayArena, new signing Adam Hlozek and his teammates not only provided their best smiles but also proved their comprehensive knowledge of their fellow players. It's the turn of Lukas Hradecky & Co. tomorrow.
The best photos and videos will soon be available on the Werkself social media channels.
Gerardo Seoane welcomed 24 players to the training ground at 10.30 CEST. It was quickly down to business after a relaxed warm-up session: split into small groups, Robert Andrich, Kerem Demirbay & Co. primarily worked on combination play. That was followed by nine versus nine and later seven versus seven games on small pitches played with intensity and commitment. Particularly good news: Winger Moussa Diaby was back on the pitch with the team for the first time since the summer break. Defender Jonathan Tah is also back in Leverkusen and he successfully completed performance tests at the Werkstatt, the Bayer 04 rehab and training centre.
The Seoane team will be back on the training ground on Tuesday 12 July and the following day at 10.30 CEST. Both sessions are open to Black and Red fans. There will be an additional fitness session in the BayArena tomorrow afternoon. On Thursday 14 July the Werkself head off to the training camp in Zell am See-Kaprun in Austria for just over a week.
There was a lot of praise in the media after last Saturday's successful first friendly for the Werkself against MSV Duisburg (6-1).
The 17-year-old Iker Bravo attracted particular attention. The Spanish centre-forward scored the first goal of the season on three minutes before rounding off his hat-trick with strikes on 49 and 51 minutes. "Bravo! Here comes Bayer's next top talent," was the headline in the Bild Zeitung and the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger named him man of the match for his performance.
The time has finally come: There was great anticipation this afternoon as the Bayer 04 Women’s team boarded the plane at Frankfurt Airport on course for Mexico City. As with the Werkself at the end of May, Anna Klink & Co. have flown out over the Atlantic for five days for the #Bayer04MexicoTour.
As part of the centenary celebrations of Bayer Mexico, the Leverkusen Women's team have a number of media and PR events. In addition, the team under new head coach Robert de Pauw will play a friendly against the Mexican record champions Club América at Estadio Azteca.
Bayer 04 will keep fans of the Black and Reds in touch with the players and will report on the tour via all the clubs channels.
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-3 loss against Werder Bremen on the 26th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Bayer 04 and main sponsor BarmeniaGothaer have shown great commitment to the community as the sale of custom-designed T-shirts for charity in the Fanwelt as part of the “BarmeniaGothaer Brings Joy campaign raised a good €5,000. Bayer 04 matched this sum with an equal contribution. As a result, a total of €10,000 was presented to Edmond Tapsoba for his foundation ahead of the home match against Hamburg. The foundation supports people facing challenging daily circumstances in his home country of Burkina Faso.
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Bayer 04 host Hamburg at the BayArena for the first time since September 2017 on the final day of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season on Saturday (15:30 CEST). HSV are safe in their first campaign back in the top flight after back-to-back wins, but Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last 19 games against promoted teams as they go for the victory they need to have a chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. There’s also heavy discounts on food and drinks at the BayArena. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the Matchday 34 fixture in our matchday news.
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As well as previously confirmed departures, Bayer 04 Women will also say goodbye to Vanessa Haim and Shen Menglu before Sunday’s final game of the season at home to Werder Bremen as the pair leave Leverkusen upon the expiration of their contracts.
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The climax to a long season, emotional farewells and hopes of a major triumph: Bayer 04 Women face a thrilling final matchday in the Bundesliga. In the clash against SV Werder Bremen on Sunday, 17 May (kick-off: 14:00 CEST) at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, the Werkself could make history and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history – provided rivals Eintracht Frankfurt lose at home to 1. FC Union Berlin at the same time. Even setting aside the sporting context, it's set to be a special afternoon.
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