
There will be training until New Year's Eve before Lukas Hradecky and Co. have the day off on New Year's Day. Monday 2 January marks the start of immediate preparations for the first match in the second half of the season. Fourth-placed Bayer 04 are at home on Saturday 8 January against Union Berlin who are currently seventh. The kick-off at the BayArena is at 15.30 CET.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, all Werkself training sessions will continue to be held behind closed doors.

Full-back Julia Mickenhagen is leaving Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the end of the season to join Bundesliga newcomers VfB Stuttgart. The 21-year-old’s contract with the club expires on 30 June.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 3-1 win at RB Leipzig on the 25th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Werkself need a win in their penultimate match of the season at RB Leipzig on Monday evening (18:00 CEST) to keep their hopes of third place alive until the final day. After Eintracht Frankfurt lost on Saturday, Roberto Pätzold's side can close the gap on their rivals to two points and leave it all to play for next Sunday.
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Werkself fans from across the New York City area gathered Saturday morning at Smithfield Hall in Manhattan to cheer on Bayer 04 in the club’s crucial Bundesliga showdown against VfB Stuttgart given the match’s big implications.
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