As well as Schick, who got back to Leverkusen this week, young Serbian striker Aleksa Damjanovic was also included alongside U19s goalkeeper Simeon Rapsch, plus Jonah Berghoff, Burak Kir and Gabriel Minutillo as they filled out Martínez's squad.
Edmond Tapsoba, Robert Andrich and the team started by warming up with some passing in a circle before some coordination drills, stretching and activation exercises. Janis Blaswich and the rest of the goalkeepers worked apart from the group with goalkeeper coach David Thiel, as the outfield players turned their attentions to passing and technical drills with small goals.
“I’m really glad to be back and training again,” said defender Badé to the gathered media after the session. “It’s a lot of fun working with your teammates and also the new coach and his team. The goal for the new season is to play well and get the maximum out of it. For me personally, it’s about working hard, giving my all and getting as much playing time as possible to help the team.”
While the French centre-back was talking to the media, his teammates were on the side of the pitch fulfilling all the selfie and autograph requests from the fans. Badé later joined them to further delight the crowd.
This second week of pre-season concludes with another friendly match on Saturday, 25 July, as the Werkself visit Kickers Offenbach to mark the club’s 125th anniversary. Fans of the two teams have long had a close relationship. Kick-off is at 15:00 CEST.
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“Welcome home” was the message from a visually emotional fan in the direction of Moussa Diaby after Wednesday’s open training session. The French winger had just appeared on the BayArena training ground for the first time in three years following his return to Bayer 04. And before he took time for selfies and autographs, Diaby spoke to the media. Fellow new arrival Guéla Doué was also in action but not with the team for now.
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